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26.00 4/26/2012 HB 224 Meta-Luxury sets out to define the ultimate meaning of true luxury, exploring it as both a culture and business model. Through the concept of Unique Achievement and the drivers of Craftsmanship, Focus, History and Rarity, the authors examine what is at the heart of true luxury through a unique series of conversations. Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
65.00 7/24/2012 HB 248 <html><head></head><body>Explores the growing importance of aesthetic factors in the success of brands and the reluctance of brand managers and academics to deal with these issues. Proposes a series of theoretical and practical managerial instruments which analyse the aesthetic aspects of various brand manifestations.<br/></body></html> List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
16.99 11/8/2012 HB 256 From Marie Antoinette to Lady Gaga, Brandstorm takes a piercing look at the dangers of runaway brand proliferation, and what managers and marketers can do to ensure that brands continue to enhance the consumer experience rather than dilute it. Includes the success secrets of Ralph Lauren, Justin Bieber, and Revlon.
16.99 11/8/2012 HB 288 If consumers make decisions unconsciously, why do we persist in asking them directly through traditional marketing research why they do what they do? Unconscious Branding takes the most brilliant and revolutionary concepts from cognitive science and applies them to how we market, advertise, and consume in the modern digital age. Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
26.00 11/9/2012 HB 174 Brand Revolution offers a radical new approach to brand management. With big brand case studies including L'Oreal and Jaguar, the author draws on her extensive experience as a marketing consultant to put together this highly engaging and practical book for developing, improving and controlling the identity of your brand. PART I - Brand Identity: The Story Of A Meteorite - A Paradoxical Success Story - What Is The Situation Today? - When The Unconscious Gets Involved - A New Way Of Thinking About Brand Identity - PART II - An Analytical Method - The Concept Behind The Fingerprinting Method - The Fingerprinting Method: The 7 Poles - The Fingerprinting Method: A User's Manual - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index Of Brands
65.00 5/9/2012 HB 280 In his Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate Pope Benedict XVI proposed a new humanistic synthesis to realign the economy with its social purpose. The aim of this book is to interpret, comment and develop aspects of the Encyclical Letter which are significant for economic and business activity and contribute to humanistic management. <html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
65.00 6/12/2012 HB 240 Metaphor and dialectic are modes of thinking that influence the ways in which we identify what we have in common with others, how we differ and how we manage this diversity to achieve organizational goals. This book explores how we can become more aware of these unconscious processes and challenge stereotypes. Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
65.00 7/31/2012 HB 232 This thought-provoking book will appeal to both specialists and newcomers to Aristotle. Specialists will welcome the attention to original texts that underpin many of our ideas on politics, business studies, and other social sciences, whilst newcomers will appreciate the lucid summaries and applications that make Aristotle fascinatingly accessible. List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Introduction - Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective - The Politics - The Public Good - The Rhetoric - Talk and Texts - The Nichomachean Ethics - Decision Making and Ethics - The Poetics - Bolshevism to Ballet in Three Steps - What Is 'Public Interest'?: A Case Study - Where Do We Go From Here? - References
60.00 10/31/2012 HB 226 Combining creative biblical interpretation, Christian moral reflection, and business expertise, Finding Meaning in Business is a thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how business leaders, professionals, and students can integrate a sense of calling into their careers and into the business world as a whole. Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
65.00 6/7/2012 HB 208 The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, answering the question 'how do we measure risk?' Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
55.00 10/19/2012 HB 324 This volume serves up a combination of broad questions, theoretical approaches, and manifold case studies to explore how people have sought to understand markets and thereby reduce risk, whether they have approached this challenge with a practical view based on their own business acumen or used the tools of scholarship. The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
70.00 11/30/2012 HB 368 Uses case studies to explore why large scale electronics failed to win a leadership position in the early computer industry and why IBM, a firm with a heritage in the business machines industry, succeeded. The cases cover both the US and the UK industry focusing on electronics giants GE, RCA, English Electric, EMI and Ferranti. List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
39.99 11/23/2012 PB 464 E-Business provides an accessible overview of e-business and its role in transforming organizations. It takes a global perspective and discusses the impact of technology within both the private and public sectors. A strong underpinning in systems thinking is used throughout to demonstrate the practical implications for modern organizations. Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
55.00 3/27/2012 HB 240 Drawing on comparative data from a number of countries, this bookexamines the size, uses and importance of corporate welfare in a number of welfare states. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
26.00 8/31/2012 HB 176 Through 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.<br/><br/><br/> Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
60.00 9/18/2012 HB 216 Highlights the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Middle East and presents a unique compilation of data and perspectives from authors living and working there. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
70.00 11/14/2012 HB 408 Comprised of chapters that explore the impact of the global crisis on emerging economies and firms and their response to it. The ways in which the leading emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China are dealing with the challenges of the crisis are complemented by the methods applied by countries and firms in Central and Eastern Europe. List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
70.00 12/6/2012 HB 312 The first volume to explore mergers and acquisitions in the 21st century. The authors systematically introduce, characterize and evaluate these mergers, and discuss the methodologies that can be employed to measure them. They also consider a number of factors relevant to the performance of mergers and acquisitions. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
65.00 10/10/2012 HB 280 Food safety concerns have boosted the Asian demand for quality food in general and products of geographical indications in particular. This book shows how Asian countries are empowering regions and enterprises involved in differentiation strategies, and the effects that this regulation can have. The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
60.00 11/16/2012 HB 144 Examines the shift in leading companies in India towards greater 'value added' and innovative work. Is the move towards greater levels of innovation the future of the services off-shoring industry in India? List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
60.00 11/30/2012 HB 240 The global energy system stands at the verge of a far-reaching paradigm shift. The established model of centralized supply services will be challenged by new, decentralized technologies, with Germany being an international role model for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation. Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
65.00 8/31/2012 HB 240 Investigates eight dimensions of competition which are active yet covert in the lives of managers. Explains in great detail the everyday experiences of men and women and the ways in which different cultures at work and in wider society, particularly exposure to sport and media, affect and reflect the relationship between gender and competition. List of tables and figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Gender and Sport - Competition Cage - Work Relationships - Language and Images - Confidence and Success - Collisions with Time - Beyond Winning and Losing - -
32.99 9/19/2012 PB 336 A core text for modules in diversity management that examines concepts, research and practices from Europe and the wider world, in particular to United States, to provide approaches to diversity and inclusivity which recognise the importance of organizational and individual considerations in historical, political, social and cultural contexts. Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
55.00 10/26/2012 HB 208 Drawing on interviews with nurses, social workers, exotic dancers and hairdressers, this book explores the processes involved in producing and reproducing gendered and classed workers and occupations. PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU - Introduction - Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital' - Gender and Class in Four Occupations - Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories - PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES - Nursing - Social Work - Exotic Dancing - Hairdressing - Conclusions
16.99 8/10/2012 HB 248 Good public relations is a strategic imperative more important to your competitive success than even advertising or marketing. Rethinking Reputation examines case studies to glean the PR dos and don'ts for the new media world and offers a wake-up call for anyone tasked with representing their business to the world. Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
39.99 1/12/2012 PB 480 Written by an international team of contributors and edited by highly respected scholars, this introductory text presents a global, critical and up-to-date view of HRM. Using examples and case studies from around the world, it covers the basic principles, whilst exposingstudents to real-world issues facing managers on a daily basis. Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
65.00 1/25/2012 HB 296 Shows the strong business case for diversity and the deleterious effects of not allowing diversity to take root in organizations by providing afascinating insight into the case for gender diversity in the professional services, marketing and digital arenas, and the way in which a diversity mindset can be fostered in organizations. Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
31.99 2/21/2012 PB 280 An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment Series that is associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference, it focuses on job quality: debates, developments, issues and trends; workplace practice and interventions. Written by world-leading academics, it contains cutting-edge research. Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
18.99 2/21/2012 PB 256 In this new collection of articles on talent acquisition and retention, Adrian Furnham, author of The Elephant in the Boardroom, offers an engaging and witty look into the world of the talented manager. Based on solid research this book offers a substantial introduction to the importance of talent in the workplace. A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
26.00 3/29/2012 HB 208 Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace. Introduction b Good Work - The Downside Of Stress - Contemporary Causes Of Stress - Understanding Stress, Challenges and Benefits - Positive Coping and Positive Emotions - Building Good Work Programs -
26.00 4/17/2012 HB 280 Aimed at managers and executives wanting insight into how to better drive change at the micro and macro level, Ready for Change? provides guidance in understanding the factors within different business disciplines that enable and disable lasting change through examples of good practice and 'not so good' practice within real organisations. Forward - Intro - The Development of High Performance Teams - The Practice of Applied Strategy - The Practice of Change Management & Innovation - The Practice of Project Management - Finance: Alternative Sources and Perspectives - Frameworks for Decision-making in Highly Complex, Ambiguous Situations - - -
43.99 6/15/2012 PB 672 This established text provides comprehensive coverage of HRM theory supported by high quality cases.This edition has been thoroughly updated to make it accessible and engaging for undergraduate and postgraduate students. New features include interviews with real-life HR gurus, a focus on the global implications of HR and ESL student support. PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
65.00 9/18/2012 HB 224 Current and historical examples in the labour movement worldwide have helped to debunk the myth that workers cannot run production. This volume uses geographically and historically diverse examples to analyse the challenges and questions that alternative forms of work present to those involved. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
65.00 9/18/2012 HB 264 Offers a detailed and entertaining analysis of the daily interactions between managers and employees in creative knowledge intensive organizations. Based on vivid examples, the book shows how both managers and employees entertain contradictory understandings of their mutual commitment. List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
32.99 11/1/2012 PB 328 Examines core contemporary topics in HRM using case studies to highlight theory and provide students with a business context within which to understand the topic. Questions help students to critically evaluate the material and reflect on alternative approaches. Ideal for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students. The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
65.00 11/28/2012 HB 240 Aims 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. Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
30.00 2/14/2012 HB 256 Why do some companies succeed better than others? It is well known that there are many variables such which may impact a company's performance. The authors present their new model for Market Proactiveness which shows organizations how to anticipate change and respond to it before they are forced to do so, and improve their overall performance. PART I - Market Proactiveness: Anticipating Moment-Zero - Action Tools and Models: Market Proactiveness' DNA - PART II - Organizing the Company for MP - Future-Today Management - Uncertainty Management - Proactive Innovation Management - Proactive Behavior Management - PART III - Building Market Proactiveness Strategy - Offer Proactiveness - Industry Proactiveness - Customer Proactiveness - Conclusion
26.00 4/27/2012 HB 336 In the past, neo-tribalism in a Western context has been feared as leading to blindness or irrationality. In today's business world, tribalism represents a conscious separation of the individual ego for the good of the community. This is the key to understanding the success of the most innovative businesses in the 21st century. PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
65.00 5/15/2012 HB 296 Offers qualitative studies of collaboration processes conducted in globalising companies based in Denmark and with subsidiaries in Asia. It addresses the specific contexts of collaboration and studies how people with different cultural backgrounds work together, both face-to-face and in the virtual workplace. Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
65.00 5/22/2012 HB 264 Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach and using the case of the automotive industry as a starting point this volume discusses how industrial companies can remain competitive in spite of the current economic downturn. List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
67.50 5/29/2012 HB 400 An examination of the greening of the automotive industry by the path dependence of countries and carmakers' trajectories. Three sources of path dependency can be detected: business models, consumer attitudes, and policy regulations. The automobile is changing and the race towards alternative driving systems has started! Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
65.00 6/12/2012 HB 296 Takes readers through an in-depth examination of many leading industrialized nations and identifies both the drivers that propel corporations towards convergence and the major impediments that stand in the way of convergence. Also examines many mechanisms of convergence such as governance codes, MNCs, and IPOs. List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
60.00 9/24/2012 HB 216 Provides case studies, commentary and analysis on the mining sector from international experts in business, across the four key focus areas of strategic, operational, financial and disclosure perspectives on mining. Invaluable to executives, managers and advisers involved in the mining sector, including public and private mining companies. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
16.99 9/26/2012 HB 272 In The Big Flatline, economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. The end of cheap oil signals the end of growth. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken are digging us into a deeper hole. But, Rubin asks, is it all that bad?
70.00 10/19/2012 HB 416 A leading international business theorist and writer for more than 30 years Peter Buckley focuses in this volume on the development and modelling of the multinational enterprise (MNE) and its role in knowledge creation and dissemination as well as cultural distance in international business, particularly with respect to Asian business. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
65.00 10/29/2012 HB 280 Explores how British and Japanese firms have responded to globalization from a long-term perspective. Incorporates studies from the 18th century and sheds light on the impact of the institutional setting, the influence of government and entrepreneurs, and the weight of historical contingency in conditioning firm responses to globalization. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
26.00 10/29/2012 PB 228 In this new collection of articles on managing and being managed, Adrian Furnham, author of Bad Apples, offers an engaging and witty look into the world of being an engaging manager. Based on strong research this book offers a substantial introduction to the joy of management. A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
26.00 10/30/2012 HB 274 Global companies are facing a new, pressure to develop leaders with global mindsets. The war for managerial talent has never been so intense. Companies and business schools need not only to fine tune practices and models, but redesign current paradigms and create more effective and sustainable ways to invest in leadership development. Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
65.00 11/13/2012 HB 208 Presents the outcomes of a major 14-country project aimed at empowering girls and young women. Provides a discussion of their choices in life, comparing factors such as family background, health, education, employment opportunities and the use of and access to the internet. List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
70.00 11/14/2012 HB 304 What happens off the football pitch? This volume mixes storytelling with theoretical and conceptual reasoning to analyse marketing, product, product development and management, as well as (in football terms), the atmosphere, match, training and club management. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
60.00 12/3/2012 HB 184 Evaluates the capacity of Fairtrade labeling to enhance the livelihoods of marginalized producers in developing countries. It looks critically at the evolution of fair trade values and markets, including its somewhat controversial engagement with conventional businesses, and problematizes the role of the "ethical consumer." List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - What's Fair about Fair Trade - The Market - The Birth of a Movement and Trade Alternative - Fairtrade: Peeling Back the Label - Fairtrade Coffee: A Niche Market - Fairtrade Impacts on Coffee Producers - Ethical Consumption: Revolution from Within? - Conclusion - References
26.00 12/4/2012 HB 280 The rise of emerging market luxury brands, digital and online innovations, and growth in consumption globally has opened the doors for seasoned luxury houses and new players to expand their horizons. This book charts the trends that are shaping the luxury industry, particularly the rise of the luxury industry in Asia and emerging markets. Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
19.99 12/15/2012 HB 264 Understand the impact of a global ageing population on how products are bought, and the effect this has on how to market and advertise these products and services to the older generation of consumers. Contains models for companies to evaluate the success of their own strategies, with tools for improving their age-friendly marketing campaigns. Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
67.50 12/15/2012 HB 312 Assembles leading theorists of a new paradigm of political theory, State Crimes Against Democracy, undertaking judicious and devoted hacking exposing the elusive nodes and circuitry that propagate elite dominance in world affairs, and what can be done to restore the demos to democracy. List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
67.50 10/15/2012 HB 336 Provides readers with a comprehensive overview of how to achieve entrepreneurial excellence in the knowledge economy and offers them ICBS - a methodology for strategy check-up of organizations in the knowledge economy context. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
65.00 7/24/2012 HB 224 This volume goes beyond other books on police leadership by exploring the topic from a distinctively police perspective. Based on a leadership model developed specifically for the police leader, the book focuses on behaviour and how that behaviour shapes both the culture and the climate of an organization. List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
14.99 10/31/2012 PB 116 The family business becomes much more complex as it goes from the founder to next generations. As more family members work together several challenges become apparent and can threaten the business if not addressed. This book shows the family members how to confront the problems and how to create solutions. Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
60.00 11/14/2012 HB 280 Management theory is vague about the experience of leading. Success, power, achievement are discussed but less focus is given to negative experiences leaders faced such as loneliness or disappointment. This book addresses difficult-to-explore aspects of leadership through well-known works of literature drawing lessons from fictional leaders. Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
18.00 12/11/2012 HB 288 Shaping the debate on how to save the military from itself. The first part recognizes what the military has done well in attracting and developing leadership talent. The book then examines the causes and consequences of the modern military's stifling personnel system and offers solutions for attracting and retaining top talent. <P>List of Figures<B>Acknowledgements<B>Introduction<B>A Cautionary Tale<B>The Paradox of Military Leadership<B>Entrepreneurs in Uniform<B>Exodus<B>It's not Business, It's Personnel<B>Winning Battles, Losing Wars<B>Coercion<B>War Machines<B>Measuring Merit<B>Appendix: Survey of West Point graduates<B>References
19.99 12/11/2012 HB 256 Very few companies are successful in undertaking strategic transformation while maintaining long term superior financial performance. This book, by leading strategy experts, draws upon extensive interviews with business leaders and insights from companies faced with this challenge. PART I - The Challenge of Change - The Background - PART II - The Three Successful Transformers: Beginnings - The Three Successful Transformers: Developments - The Three Successful Transformers: Breakthroughs - The Three Comparators - PART III - Four Traditions of Transformation - Playing the Long Game: Implications for Managers
29.99 1/17/2012 PB 320 Managing Organisational Change describes change as a socially constructed process, reinforced by the interactions of employees at all levels.The book emphasises the fact that change is an on-going phenomenon, not an event that will soon be over once the consultants have left, but a permanent feature of an adaptable organisation. Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
19.99 2/7/2012 HB 224 Meticulously researched with fresh insights into the entrepreneurial process, Jeffrey Harris brings the in-depth perceptions from his nearly thirty years of venture capital experience to provide a thorough understanding of the transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners and losers. Introduction - Changing The Landscape - True Grit - New Horses For Old Courses - Holistic Models - Venturesome Capital - Failure Is An Option - Bad Boys - The Big Whiff - The Epitome of Innovation - Noble Endeavors - Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave - Government Matters
65.00 5/9/2012 HB 296 Provides an updated view of knowledge management strategies of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) by focusing on how those firms manage innovation in their value chains and at the territorial level. Offers an original analysis of key processes of KIBS, specializing in design, professional firms and information technology. <html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
55.00 5/9/2012 HB 312 This book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories. List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
22.50 5/15/2012 HB 240 This book provides inside information about working outside traditional business environments. It presents nine rules that will serve leaders well no matter where they're stationed in the world. As readers will discover, the rules have emerged from the work of the authors with leading companies in foreign countries. Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
39.99 6/14/2012 PB 560 Written by a well-respected professor of strategy at one of the world's leading business schools,Global Strategic Managementtakes an academically rigorous strategic and managerial approach to global issues, blending theory and practical examples to lend an insight into the impact of globalization on organizations around the world. PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
30.00 7/16/2012 HB 390 A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners, to settling disputes within the family. With this in mind, this practical manual will guide business families on how to manage how their family governs itself and relates to their business.
52.99 7/19/2012 PB 800 Ideal for courses requiring an in-depth yet accessible guide to operations management, this edition has been fully updated to provide coverage of service and manufacturing industries that reflects the modern business environment. Cases cover a range of global brands, ensuring students can apply theory to the real world. Managing Operations - Operations Strategy - Managing People - Designing and Developing Services & Products - Designing Service Delivery Systems - Designing Manufacturing Processes - Location and Layout - Managing Capacity - Operations Scheduling & Execution - Managing Quality - Managing Inventory - Managing the Supply Chain - Analysing Operations - Improving Operations - Corporate Social Responsibility
65.00 7/30/2012 HB 232 <html><head></head><body>Offers a unique combination of a review of academic work in the philosophy of technology, and practical methodologies for business management of technology strategy. This book is thus conceptual and practical, academic and managerial.<br/></body></html> List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Introduction - The Academic Literature - A Comprehensive Systems Network Philosophy of Technology - Resolving and Managing the Model - Conclusion b Technology as Artefact and Artefacts' Effect on Humanity - Bibliography - Footnote References -
18.99 7/30/2012 HB 224 Provides practicing social entrepreneurs, whether nonprofit or for-profit, with a guiding framework and practical recommendations for scaling. It is filled with ideas and examples to make it easier for practitioners to make major strides in resolving serious social problems involving, poverty, health, education, and the environment. Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
26.99 9/19/2012 PB 464 Management: A Concise Introduction has been written with the student in mind - short chapters, easy identification of the key points and revision-friendly sections. Backed by robust academic theory with plenty of pedagogical features, it has an engaging style and is, all in all, everything a student needs to understand the subject and pass the exam PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
19.99 9/28/2012 HB 278 New Mega Trends predicts the ten trends that will make the greatest impact to business - and our lives - in the future and offers practical advice on how to profit from them. E-Mobility - Urbanization - Health, Wellness and Well-Being - Social Trends - New Battlefields - Virtual Connected World - Innovating to Zero - Value For Money Business Models - Smart is the New Green - From Planes to Trains -
26.00 10/2/2012 HB 236 Explores the changing business landscape of the 21st century and what it means for organizations. The author presents a new model for how to think about and handle the complex world of business from a managerial and innovative perspective with tips and tools for motivating and engaging your organization, clients and customers. Introduction - Fragments of Change - A New Paradigm Emerging - The Thought Economy - Jazzing up the Data - Waltzing into the Future - Getting into the Swing of Things - It Takes Two to Tango - Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek - Building the Jamming Organization
26.00 10/10/2012 HB 312 'Open Innovation' is good up to a certain point, past a certain level, however, it becomes extremely dangerous. It is crucial therefore that a companies 'sweet spot', the optimum point where open innovation is beneficial, is found before it becomes hazardous. Using strong research Francis Bidault guides the reader through this innovation journey. Co-development - The Drivers of Co-development - The Dangers of Co-development - The KSF of Co-development - The Role of Trust - Balancing Control and Trust - Managing Relational Quality
41.99 10/10/2012 PB 528 An ideal course text that helps students to identify, manage and solve problems that arise during the lifecycle of projects. This problem-based approach encourages students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills and to get a more complete understanding of the factors that contribute to project success. Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
65.00 10/15/2012 HB 256 Examines the alternative belief systems which contemporary organizational actors live by and through which they seek to find meaning within the dominant (neo)capitalist social order. This volume marks an attempt to move the study of belief forward within management and organization studies. Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
26.00 10/19/2012 HB 192 The business challenges of organizations are increasingly complex; strategists need a rich choice of approaches in order to respond. Too few strategy models challenge the dominate paradigm of rational analysis, choice maximisation and planned implementation. This rich collection from an eclectic group of strategists provides alternatives. Introduction - Strategy for a Complex World - Strategy and the New Uncertainty - Design Thinking - Behavioural Strategy - Strategy and Human Nature - Strategy as Practice - Strategy and Discourse - Strategy as Serious Play - Strategy as Social Process - -
70.00 10/23/2012 HB 312 Provides essential insight into what it takes to turn an initial idea into a project with successful outcome in the long term. Fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
60.00 11/14/2012 HB 256 A casebook that discusses all the mega mergers and acquisitions in terms of value, that have happened in different industry sectors such as pharmacy, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment, electrical and electronics, energy, finance, consumer goods, metals, and automobile and airlines. List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
70.00 11/28/2012 HB 312 Provides an accessible introduction to psychoanalytic explanations of consumer desire. Topics are drawn widely to reflect the scope of Freud's vision and include dreams, sexuality and hysteria. Discussion is widened to selectively include authors such as Melanie Klein and Jacques Lacan, and to include evaluation of current research. List of Figures - Introduction and Acknowledgements - Dreams - Sexuality - Mastery and Self-Control - Narcissism - Death - Lack - Freedom - Hysteria
65.00 11/29/2012 HB 224 Using 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.<br/><br/> List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
26.00 11/29/2012 HB 280 In Portfolio Management, Shan Rajegopal, a leading authority on innovation and project portfolio management, provides an integrated project portfolio management framework which links innovation, investment and implementation. A successful tried and tested method, this blueprint will be a hands-on guide for business executives. PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
70.00 12/3/2012 HB 640 Goes beyond the call for more humanistic management in the aftermath of a series of corporate scandals and the recent financial crisis, and offers advice on how we can build more humanistic organizations with the help of integrity. The authors shed light on leadership, governance and further implementation issues. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
60.00 12/5/2012 HB 222 A unique look at Mister Roger's classic fables and their lessons for today's workplace. Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
18.99 1/12/2012 HB 256 Through an engaging and humorous narrative, Peter Coughter presents the tools hedesigned to help advertising and marketing professionals develop persuasive presentations that deliver business.Readers will learn how to develop skills tocreate the perfect presentation. Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
16.99 5/31/2012 HB 256 Bernd Schmitt explores how marketers and brand managers can harness good customer experience through a three prong approach: The Feel Good Method, The Meaningful Method and The Learning and Growing Method. SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
42.99 7/19/2012 PB 624 In response to the increasing complexity of markets, this book challenges the traditional, functional role of marketing departments, integrating both the strategic and operational dimensions. It offers international cases, considerable online resources, and is ideal for MBAs and postgraduate and undergraduate students of marketing. The Marketing Concept - The Market Orientation Concept - The Impact of Globalization - Emerging Values and Issues - Customers' Needs Analysis - The Customer Purchase Behaviour - Measuring Customers' Response - Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation - Market Attractiveness Analysis - Company Competitiveness Analysis -
42.99 7/31/2012 PB 464 Marketing Management 2nd edition offers comprehensive coverage of both strategic and operational marketing issues using contemporary, global examples. It demonstrates clearly how marketing processes can contribute to the creation of value for the stakeholders of every business organization as well as for the organization itself. PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
16.99 8/8/2012 PB 222 Globalizing Ideal Beauty is the forgotten history of a group of women copywriters whose successful ad campaigns went international in the 1920s and spread an American notion of feminine appeal from Bangor to Bangkok. Sutton's approach is grounded in a huge body of original archival research that has so far remained largely untapped. Introduction - From Suffrage to Soap - 'Good Looks Supremacy' - Selling Prestige and Whiteness - Selling Sex and Science - J. Walter Thompson's International Expansion and the Ideology of Civilization - J. Walter Thompson's International Ads Index
67.50 11/16/2012 HB 312 Reviews theories of competition and existing literature, and examines the attributes of market competition and strategies adhered to by firms in the global marketplace. Provides an in-depth analysis of a broad spectrum of important topics on competitive strategies and tactics. List of Tales - List of Figures - Foreword; J.L.Stanton - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Darwinism in Business - Understanding Market Competition - Competitive Advantage: Analysis and Strategy - Competition Matrix - Competition versus Cooperation - Forecasting and Fudge Factors Modelling - Decision Making - Customer-Centric Business Management - Challenges Ahead - -
34.99 11/16/2012 PB 552 Corporate communication is an increasingly powerful strategic tool for connecting with a company's stakeholders. This book features contributions from leading international academics, combining a strong theoretical grounding and the latest research with a practical, managerial focus. Ideal for students and practitioners of corporate communications. Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
65.00 11/20/2012 HB 296 This third annual volume of the International Place Branding Yearbook looks at the case for applying brand and marketing strategies to the economic, social, political and cultural development of cities, towns and regions around the world to help them compete in the global, national and local markets. It focuses on sustainability and smart growth. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
34.99 12/4/2012 PB 536 A high level textbook discussing different perspectives in consumer behaviour. Drawing on real life case studies, this book enables students to critically approach and evaluate behavioural concepts. Introduction: Perspectivism and Other Basic Notions for Understanding the Social Sciences - Ethnopsychology - Behaviourism - Psychoanalytic Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience - Microeconomics (Rational Choice Theory) - Behavioural Economics - Social Psychology - Sociology - Cultural Anthropology
16.99 12/6/2012 HB 256 PR gurus and top political advisors Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane show PR professionals, brand managers and political operatives how to bullet-proof any marketing campaign - and clean up any crisis.
20.00 12/11/2012 HB 224 Online video expert, John Cecil provides a guide to successfully utilizing video in your marketing strategy by outlining tools and techniques for video creation and distribution. Online Video Revolution provides a holistic, metrics-driven approach which has been successful for Canon, Legalzoom, eHarmony and many more. Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
26.00 11/21/2012 HB 208 An indepth examination of how to develop the next generation of female leaders, Rising Stars takes a closer look at the motivations, attitudes and perspectives of Generation Y and what this means for the workplace. Invaluable for Generation Y women to make sense of their own careers and the path they should take next. Introduction - Displaying Professionalism - Career Development Rebooted - Gendered Culture - Conclusion -
42.99 12/28/2012 PB 608 Written for a wide range of mathematical abilities this book emphasizes the conceptual aspects of decision-making rather than mathematical techniques or computer methods. It shows how hard 'OR' incorporates basic systems into its modelling process - then suggests how models incorporate the ambiguities of real world decision-making. Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
40.00 2/13/2012 HB 400 Although IT outsourcing is nothing new, it remains surprisingly challenging for professionals. This book assists the IT professional in several areas of the outsourcing process: establishing outsourcing relationships, maintaining and managing the relationship, and finally governing outsourcing projects successfully. Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
65.00 5/15/2012 HB 360 Written by the world's leading academics in the outsourcing field, this books gives the most recent overview of developments in research and practice. It focuses on new practices in innovation, offshoring, onshoring, capabilities, project management and cloud services, offering a distinctive theory of outsourcing. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
19.99 9/7/2012 HB 304 Complexity is slowing companies down, costing them on average 10% of their profits. Based on cutting-edge research, this practical 'how to' guide will show businesses how to remove complexity to boost profits and morale.<br/> What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
29.99 12/4/2012 HB 230 Manufacturing managers are still focused on the short-term tactical issues related to their business. Strategic issues tend to receive less attention. However, manufacturing can play an important strategic role. This book helps managers consider the strategic roles their operations can play and to provide guidance as to what actions can be taken. Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
26.00 4/17/2012 HB 208 Much has been written about equal opportunity issues but little has been published about how organisations might provide more structure and support to ensure women's progress to the most senior business levels. This book looks at the career experiences of a group of women managers and consider what helps, and what still hinders their progress. Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
18.99 5/24/2012 HB 240 The authors of this book reveal 8 hidden barriers that exist in even the best-managed companies that stop good ideas from bubbling. Highlighting 12 principles managers need to apply in breaking down the barriers outlining a fast, proven process in which the principles can be applied to breaking down barriers to achieve remarkable results. Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
65.00 5/31/2012 HB 272 Presents research in Employee-Driven Innovation, an emergent field of study that meets the demand for exploiting new innovative potentials in organizations. There is a growing interest in creating new knowledge in innovation, emphasizing human resources and social processes. The authors intend to take the global lead in research on these areas. Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
65.00 7/6/2012 HB 200 Assembling Health Care Organizations combines an institutional theory perspective with a materialist view of the technologies, devices, biological specimens, and other material resources mobilized and put to work in health care work. List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
65.00 8/20/2012 HB 280 Presents 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. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
65.00 8/29/2012 HB 256 In 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. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M.R.Edwards - Preface - Abbreviations and Symbols - Introduction - Psychological Bonds in Organizations - Methodical Issues - The Impact of Organizational Identification - The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification - Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models - Discussing the Structural Models - Conclusion - References - Appendices - Index - - -
70.00 9/18/2012 HB 352 For the first time, Seven Management Moralities delivers a comprehensive overview of all forms of moral and immoral behaviour displayed by management. Utilising Kohlberg's ascending scale of seven moralities, the book includes the ethics of Aristotle, Kant, Utilitarianism, Bauman, Habermas, and Singer. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
65.00 9/25/2012 HB 248 Explores the transformations that have taken place in Japanese workplaces since the dawn of the new millennium in terms of management practices, particularly in the areas of Human Resource Management and organizational culture. The author empirically assesses the effectiveness of the new approaches introduced by Japanese companies. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
65.00 9/28/2012 HB 216 The strategic concepts and tools illustrated in this book provide a framework for devising and implementing strategies favouring longevity of family-controlled business entities. The authors illustrate their arguments with examples drawn from their direct knowledge of representative Italian and European family firms. List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
60.00 10/29/2012 HB 176 The links between a firm's competitiveness and the natural environment have been studied since the mid 90's. This volume explores, both theoretically and empirically, the relationships between environmental product innovation, green image and firm performance. List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword Stuart Hart - Acknowledgements - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions
65.00 11/28/2012 HB 272 Describes the decisions that led to the success of 16 software companies. The decisions are illustrated in detail, providing entrepreneurs with insights into what it takes to make a decision that can change the future of a company. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
65.00 4/11/2012 HB 328 Reductions in public sector spending mean voters will face a period of austerity, higher taxes and declining availability of public sector services. Prevailing public sector management philosophies are no longer applicable. To optimise future service provision with fewer resources will demand a reformation in organisational thinking and values. Towards the Inevitable - Societal Values and Expectations - Politicians - The Media - Leadership - Employees - Organisational Values - Vision, Mission and Strategy - Values Gaps - Values Congruency - Translating Vision into Strategy - Objectives, Plans and Implementation - Failure - Possible Futures - -
37.99 2/13/2012 PB 512 A great value,student-friendly introduction to quantitative methods. The book covers the essentials, whilst also appealing to more advanced students. Focused on problem-solving in a real business context, with plenty of pedagogical features and real world examples, students are guided through the subject clearly and methodically. Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
65.00 6/26/2012 HB 320 A guide on how Predictive Analytics is applied and widely used by organizations such as banks, insurance providers, supermarkets and governments to drive the decisions they make about their customers, demonstrating who to target with a promotional offer, who to give a credit card to and the premium someone should pay for home insurance. Introduction - Project Planning - Sample Selection - Gathering and Preparing Data - Understanding Relationships in Data - Data Transformation (Pre-processing) - Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) - Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy - Sample Bias and Reject Inference - Implementation and Monitoring - Multi-model (Fusion) Systems - Further Topics - Bibliography -
14.99 12/7/2012 PB 224 Understanding and correctly applying ethics is an essential part of any research project. Students and researchers often struggle with knowing how and when to consider ethical issues and what to do when things don't go to plan. With examples throughout, this book is a practical guide to navigating the difficulties of this hugely important area. Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
26.00 10/22/2012 HB 168 The internet has changed the way consumers interact with companies. Businesses must maintain good levels of customer service in a digital world where old strategies may no longer suffice. This book explores what the successful compliance-centred businesses are doing to manage and improve customer experience. PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
26.00 12/5/2012 HB 156 What do brands like Apple, Diesel, Abercrombie & Fitch and Virgin have in common and what differentiates them from other brands? These brands are able to maintain a relationship with their clients that goes beyond brand loyalty. This gives a complete analysis of Lifestyle Brands, that inspire, guide and motivate beyond product benefits alone. Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
65.00 5/15/2012 HB 248 <html><head></head><body>Provides real world studies of the family in business, by observing typical firms rather than dynasties. It looks at how the nature of family business is changing in our times and provides insight into the lessons we can learn from this. The book focuses on the impact for the professional non-family manager. <br/></body></html> Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
34.99 8/2/2012 HB 472 The 41st annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals, explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities. Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
42.99 11/2/2012 PB 432 This comprehensive guide to the key facts, ideas, and theories about enterprise and entrepreneurship considers their relation to small business and discusses measures taken to promote them. The authors outline the importance of the small business sector and consider the cultural, political and economic influences on business growth. PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
42.99 12/7/2012 PB 528 This innovative text considers the personal qualities of successful entrepreneurs and the manner in which they do business. It demonstrates how these qualities can be replicated to form an organisational architecture that encourages entrepreneurship at all levels within a company. PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
24.99 12/10/2012 PB 288 A practical, applied textbook offering introduction to the world of franchising from the perspectives of both the franchisor and franchisee. clear . It is a unique text for use by students studying franchising, or by students or practitioners interested in buying a franchise or in franchising their business model. The Origins and History of Franchising - Defining Franchising - The Pros and Cons of Franchising - The Affiliation between Franchisor and Franchisee - The Role of Ethics in Franchising - Cultivating a Franchised Business - The Steps to Buying a Franchise - Legal and Financial - Developing the Future of Franchising - The International Arena - Exit Strategies - The Future of Franchising
65.00 12/15/2012 HB 272 A collection of eight articles by 17 specialists, this volume provides very recent research on the factors which contribute to the build up of entrepreneurship. Offers an international, comparative and historical perspective, with a special focus upon the Mediterranean. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
9.99 2/3/2012 PB 272 From the genius card counter who inspired the hit film 21 and the worldwide bestseller, Bringing down the House, this intriguing book reveals the mathematical secrets behind Jeff Ma's success and how to use his techniques to hit the jackpot in business. The Religion of Statistics - Why the Past Matters - Confirmation Bias - Asking Questions - Pragmatism vs. Idealism - Psuedo Statistics - It's All in the Plan - Making the Hard Decision - Aligning Goals - Why People Hate Math - There is No Intuition - The Holistic Approach
26.00 3/27/2012 HB 224 Proposing a comprehensive account of the global fashion industry this book aims to present fashion as a social and cultural fact. Drawing on six principles from the industry, Godart guides the reader through the economic, social and political arena of the world's most glamorous industry. Introduction - Affirmation: Fashion as a Bridge between Individuals and Society - Convergence: The Centralization of Trends - Autonomy: The Emergence of Styles and their Dynamics - Personalization: Fashion as Craft and Profession - Symbolization: The Power of Brands - Imperialization: The Empire(s) of Fashion
65.00 5/22/2012 HB 288 A rich database of over 2,200 outsourcing arrangements, studied across sectors and geographies, and over time, from inception, through contract signing, to outcomes. This book has unparalleled insight into the robust practices that have been proven effective time and again. List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
26.00 5/31/2012 HB 192 The 2008 crisis set off a systemic panic which almost engulfed the world's financial system. Through a lens of sustainability this book examines how organisations can explore a new business culture today. Drawing from real-life examples and new ideas Bowles and Cooper discuss how organisations can move from 'me' to 'we'. Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
65.00 6/7/2012 HB 240 Explores the concept of complexity and analyses how organizational governance can contribute to environmental sustainability. A common theme in these chapters is that organizations actively engage with their environments. Consequently, organizational responses are partly the result of iterative processes with the environment. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
26.00 6/22/2012 HB 192 The global economy is becoming an increasingly turbulent world; this changing context is placing new demands on organisational thinking. This book examines how similar demands have been met by the British military and how these solutions could be utilised by a wider community of practitioners. When a Cold Wind Blew In (The Dilemma of Business Leadership, One for All or All for One?) - The Changing Face of Leadership in the Global Context - Empowerment and Risk as a Source of Competitive Advantage - Culture: an Essential Framework for Output Performance - The Tools of the Trade - You've Got to Find What You Love b Engagement Beyond Transaction -
65.00 6/26/2012 HB 328 The faculty at the University of Houston's program in Futures Studies share their comprehensive, integrated approach to preparing foresight professionals and assisting others doing foresight projects. Provides an essential guide to developing classes on the future or even establishing whole degree programs. Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
22.50 7/16/2012 HB 252 With a revised understanding of the science and philosophy behind human needs, businesses will be better equipped to provide long-term satisfaction for their customers. Mark uncovers a framework that will help businesses identify human needs and incorporate this perspective into strategy, and then focuses each chapter on a specific emotional need. Introduction - PART I: A VITAL NEEDS BASED APPROACH - The Business of Meeting Vital Needs - The Shift: Working Toward a Vital Needs-Based Approach - PART II: THE VITAL NEEDS - Self-Expression - Belonging - Recognition - Control - Care - Growth - Epilogue
65.00 7/31/2012 HB 264 Explains how all institutions have to turn their relationship with stakeholders into a 'social' one, which involves designing new Trust and Engagement strategies. A specific indication on how to build and measure value out of these strategies is offered by the innovative 'Value for Engagement Model'. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
65.00 8/13/2012 HB 312 Draws together contributions from leading figures in the field of surveillance to engage in the discussion of the emergence of accountability as a means to manage threats to privacy. The first of its kind to enrich the debate about accountability and privacy by drawing together perspectives from experienced privacy researchers and policy makers. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
60.00 8/29/2012 HB 232 A window into the highly complex Indian luxury market, providing strategies to guide brands in entering this high potential market and capturing the luxury rupee. Sets out to uncover strategies that will help to avoid market failure and leverage opportunities to win in India. List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
18.99 8/29/2012 HB 240 Working with partners is the future of business. In this timely and original work, Vitasek and Mandrodt show companies, through a series of high-profile global examples, how to create a vested agreement that brings success and create a better future for everyone involved. Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
65.00 8/31/2012 HB 240 First 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. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; J.Prescott - Acknowledgements - Setting the Stage - SPF Review: Our Journey - Preparing for Launch - SPF45: From the Top - SPF45: From the Inside - SPF30: From the Top - SPF30: From the Inside - SPF15: From the Top - SPF15: From the Inside - SPF5: From the Top - SPF5: From the Inside - Conclusions: More is Not Always Better, Better is Knowing What's More - References
65.00 9/25/2012 HB 240 One of the first books to analyze business and financial aspects of sustainable transport and fuels systems and provides novel insights for researchers, managers, and politicians who work in energy and sustainability related areas. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
18.99 10/11/2012 HB 304 Here Calkins shows businesses how to create and maintain a defensive strategy including: how to understand and get competitive intelligence; how to determine if your brand or company is at risk; how to create a defensive strategy; limiting risk and preventing a trial; understanding your own IP as a weapon - and much more. Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
60.00 11/12/2012 HB 224 Through case studies this volume provides evidence that a link between sourcing capabilities and organizational structure contributes to a positive sourcing performance. Reveals that providers who are able to adapt to changing client circumstances, whilst establishing a fit, succeed in achieving a sustainable performance. List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
26.00 11/13/2012 HB 240 Davies explores and questions the central business challenges of a world in transition. Having shifted from a unipolar world dominated by the USA to a new untested multi-polar environment, we must continue to learn about the economic landscape that will in fluctation for the next decade. Introduction - Is this the End of History? - What does a World in Transition Look Like? - Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? - Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? - What is the Future of Consumerism? - Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? - New Politics b will the Past Return? - Glimpses into the Future - Watching the Waves Break
70.00 11/14/2012 HB 304 This volume introduces readers to recent developments in the fields of board of directors and corporate social responsibility. It also provides new insights and perspectives on corporate governance practices in different countries. List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
65.00 11/16/2012 HB 296 Proposes that video communications tools are a form of infrastructure that enhance the creation of new knowledge which transcends space and time in business activities. Illustrates that the dynamic relationship of four elements of ICT capability promote the formation of business networks and the development of knowledge communities. List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
65.00 11/30/2012 HB 288 This book proposes a new framework to effectively manage both offensive and defensive marketing strategies. It reinterprets the competitive challenge as a circular journey, that is, an endless sequence of three competitive "seasons." The authors call them the games of movement, imitation, and position. The Revolution in Competitive Games - The Movement Game: Breaking Down Orthodoxies - The Maneuvers of the Movement Game - The Barriers to Change - Defence Strategies in the Movement Game - The Imitation Game - Creating Barriers to Imitation - The Position Game - Offensive And Defensive Maneuvers In The Position Game - The Final Frontier of Value -
19.99 12/4/2012 HB 180 The Social Media Manifesto is a handbook to enable leaders across the business to understand how social technology can be incorporated into their company. Including case studies from Google, IBM, Spotify, Unilever, and Coca-Cola, it provides insight and practical advice for managers to implement their own social business plans. Introduction - Brand versus Business - The Death of Digital, Mobile and Social Strategies - Organsational Structure - Marketing - PR - Sales - Research and Development - Human Resources - Management and Strategy - CSR and Community Relations - Customer Service - Retail - Next Steps
70.00 12/4/2012 HB 344 A new look at the strategic and managerial issues surrounding intellectual property (IP) and international commercialization in the international market. An updated version which provides practitioners and analysts with guidelines and an action framework on how to benefit from IP. List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
60.00 12/5/2012 HB 220 A unique, non-traditional, Organizational Behavioral-oriented book that is geared toward flexible leadership, and that offers a series of funny, yet thought-provoking, motivating, growth-oriented jokes and humor anecdotes that will help readers tap into their internal locus of control.<br/> Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
26.00 12/12/2012 HB 184 Everybody in business is involved in negotiating internally and externally. The impact of this can have consequences for revenue and profitability, so it is more important than ever to be an effective negotiator for business success. In Making Negotiations Predictable, two global experts give crucial insights into getting it right. PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
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34.99 4/10/2012 PB 592 The second edition ofthis comprehensive introduction to studying behavioral economics includes recent research and offers an overview of methodology and expanded material on rationality, behavioral game theory and the nature of the role of evidence in testing. More worked examples, real-life cases and end-of-chapter questions are included. PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
25.99 4/13/2012 PB 272 Written as a self-contained, one-semester text, this book presents behavioral economics(specifically behavioral theories of decision) by comparing and contrasting them to mainstream (neoclassical) economics. Ideal for advanced undergraduate students of economics, philosophy, psychology, marketing, and political science. Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
24.99 6/26/2012 HB 304 Riccardo Rebonato offers a critical analysis of the Libertarian Paternalist approach that has taken the political landscape by storm. This book explores the justifications used by states to influence behaviour, and the impact of such policies on individual freedoms and rights, opening up new avenues of criticism. Introduction - What is Libertarian Paternalism? - Libertarian Paternalism in Practice - Existing Lines of Criticism - The Libertarian Paternalistic Rebuttal - New Lines of Criticism - Conclusions
62.50 7/25/2012 HB 246 In a unique undertaking, Andrew Yuengert explores and describes the limits to the economic model of the human being, providing an alternative account of human choice, to which economic models can be compared. Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
65.00 2/14/2012 HB 288 Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between authoritarian politics and crony-capitalism. Preface 'Big Men' and Little Trade Regional Trade and Economic Development Regional Integration in Africa Regional Integration Theory East African Firms' Perceptions of NTBs Quantifying NTBs in East Africa Quantifying Tariff Barriers in East Africa Conclusion
57.50 7/25/2012 HB 288 In the midst of growing criticism of current economic orthodoxies and welfare systems, basic income is growing in popularity. This is the first book to discuss existing at examples of basic income, in both rich and poor countries, and to consider its prospects in other places around the world. Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
65.00 7/25/2012 HB 256 With six essays exploring different aspects of economic growth, poverty, inequality and social security, this book offers a critical perspective on India's development experience since independence. Incisive and empirically rich, the book opens up new vistas in development discourse and informs current policy debates. Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
65.00 8/6/2012 HB 312 This timely book examines how the "Alaska model" can be adapted for use elsewhere, examining issues of implementation and showing that this model can be employed even in resource-poor areas in the industrialized and in the industrializing world. Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
70.00 8/30/2012 HB 336 A re-conceptualisation of the widely-held concept of the 'resource curse', which contends that resource booms inevitably lead to numerous political, social and economic problems. This book counters that these problems are by no means inevitable, but are rather the direct result of specific policy choices made by actors within particular regimes. Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
70.00 8/31/2012 HB 328 A comprehensive picture of the effects of economic integration on industry location in less developed East Asia - particularly in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar - who pursued trade liberalization and economic integration after the 1990s. Studies include detailed empirical analyses of regional industry locations as well as country overviews. PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
16.99 11/27/2012 HB 256 An investigation of how less than two decades after the devastating genocide killed millions Rwanda has become a model economy. With unlimited access to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his advisors, the authors present a compelling leadership study, focusing on the principles and practices that have these achieved amazing results.
65.00 12/10/2012 HB 272 An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction. From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
70.00 10/15/2012 HB 296 This book extends Thirlwall's model and adapts its implications to the current problems facing developed and emerging economies. In this context, this book combines theoretical models and empirical applications, unveiling new results and highlighting the importance of the balance of payments as a constraint to growth. Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
65.00 4/11/2012 HB 280 New economic thinking is in demand in the light of the recent economic crisis. This book equips the reader with a better understanding of current ways of thinking as well as an awareness of other possibilities, providing the foundations for debate in theory and methodology alongside practical implications for policy. What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
67.50 5/30/2012 HB 368 An exploration of the implications of mineral-led wealth and the opportunities that this creates for economic and social development. The book includes theoretical and policy analyses as well as micro level country case studies, including Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria and Botswana. Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
60.00 11/29/2012 HB 184 A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap. Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
65.00 11/30/2012 HB 280 A review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from "ordinary" taxation. The authors examine the potential 'double dividend' from tax reform for helping the environment, reducing unemployment and encouraging growth. Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
18.99 4/20/2012 HB 256 Renowned economist Greg David tells the story of the metropolis's financial highs and lows since the 1960s.He takes a hard look at how Wall Street came to dominate the economy in the years following the wrenching decade of the Fiscal Crisis and how New York's high finance roller coaster came to affect the entire city and the world. Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
67.50 1/27/2012 HB 352 Sustainability Analysisprovides adetailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles.Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies andgreen national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development. Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
60.00 5/30/2012 HB 224 An in-depth analysis of the fundamental role that decentralization plays in developing countries, using detailed statistical data to examine the actual fiscal structure between tiers of government, and the effects of decentralization at the local, national and international levels. A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
65.00 9/27/2012 HB 288 An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected region. The book considers the evolution of 'holding-together' groups since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, looking at intergovernmental interaction and informal economic and social ties. PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
67.50 4/5/2012 HB 292 A detailed and informed analysis of the current crisis facing the eurozone, examining the root causes and exploring the possible outcomes and uncertain future of the European Union and its currency. Chapters include case studies of Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece, as well as broader comparative perspectives. Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
57.50 1/3/2012 PB 176 The Pink Book provides detailed estimates of the UK Balance of Payments for the last eleven years, including estimates for the current account, the capital account, the financial account and the International Investment Position. It also includes a geographical breakdown of the current account by country. Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
57.50 1/18/2012 PB 176 Family Spending provides analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, socio-economic characteristics and geography. This report will be of interest to academics, policy makers, government and the general public. Topics covered include: - Food and Drink - Housing - Clothing and Footwear - Goods and Services - Transport - Recreation - Ownership of Durable Goods -
65.00 5/29/2012 HB 288 The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist: Cambridge Harvest gathers up the threads of the last decade of the author's twenty eight years in Cambridge, before his return to Australia. The essays include autobiography, theory, review articles, surveys, policy, intellectual biographies and tributes, and general essays. PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
26.00 7/4/2012 PB 352 A large number of Scottish writers in economics are discussed according to a thematic approach. The distinctive Scottish contribution to the clash between natural liberty and socialist ideas is set out. Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
65.00 8/21/2012 HB 240 A discussion of the anthropological roots of the market, tracing its development using the history of ideas and cultures as well as simple game theory. In his analysis of market ethics Bruni calls for a reconsideration of some of the central tenets of modern political economy, and the need for a new spirit of capitalism. From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
120.00 11/27/2012 HB 456 This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance. Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
67.50 1/17/2012 HB 368 The proliferation ofthe internethas often been referred to as the fourth technological revolution. This book explores the diffusion of radical new communication technologies, and the subsequent transformation not only of products, but also of the organisation of production and business methods. PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
62.50 2/14/2012 HB 258 Basic income is one the most innovative, powerful and controversial proposals for addressing poverty and growing inequalities. This book examines the arguments for and against basic income from the point of view of economic and social justice. Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
65.00 11/2/2012 HB 320 Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and the role of the state to maritime business development. Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
75.00 11/30/2012 HB 364 This book demonstrates that the cooperative model is based on principles essential to building a more just and democratic society. It is argued that this is the best economic reform alternative to neoliberal capitalism and authoritarian socialism in Cuba, and that this model can also radically transform other economies around the world. Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
46.99 3/12/2012 PB 568 This fully revised and updated second edition offers a comprehensive approach to the methods of international trade analysis. By focusing on the application of theory, the book illustrates the ideas while identifying the implications and weaknesses of the various theories and models found through empirical implementation. PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
16.99 5/17/2012 HB 256 The Reckoning explores the forces that are converging to challenge US global leadership, a shift that will have serious consequences for the wider world as well; countries that depend on the US will have to fend for themselves, and revolutions will succeed or fail unaided.
70.00 11/14/2012 HB 344 This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in the globalized world economy. Comparing the experiences of more and less developed economies, chapters analyse the underlying causes and key social changes that accompany income inequality. PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
62.50 12/5/2012 HB 206 Atheoretical discussion and internal critique of mainstream law and economics scholarship, especially as it approaches the issue of paternalism. Cserne discusses how, and to what extent, economic analysis can explain and/or justify the limitations on freedom of contract, with special emphasis on paternalism. Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
62.50 3/12/2012 HB 204 The main aim of this book is to develop and implement an innovative tool: exchange-entitlement mapping, or E-mapping for short. This tool enables us to look at the economic and social opportunities to develop human capabilities for different groups of individuals, depending on their group identity such as age, ethnicity or gender. Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
48.99 5/11/2012 PB 512 Engaging authors, unbiased presentations of essential ideas, and a knack for revealing the 'invisible hand' of economics at work inform the thoroughly updated new edition of Modern Principles, drawing on a wealth of captivating applications to show readers how economics shed light on business, politics, world affairs, and everyday life. The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
25.00 5/16/2012 PB 512 The thoroughly updated new edition of Modern Principles draws on a wealth of captivating applications to show readers how economics shed light on business, politics, world affairs, and everyday life. The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
60.00 9/10/2012 HB 208 During the 1980s Britain became one of the world's most market-oriented economies, an approach which resulted in three severe recessions and a deepening degree of inequality. This book argues that a rebalancing of the economy will remain elusive until proactive policies are implemented at the corporate and industrial level. Economic Performance in the Market Era - Investment, The Labour Market and Economic Policy - The Question of International Competitiveness - Capital Investment: A Neglected Issue - Underinvestment or/and Overinvestment? - Global Finance, Industry and Shareholder Value - Reforms to Corporate Governance - A Look Ahead
29.99 9/12/2012 PB 744 Prepared by Elizabeth Sawyer-Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Study Guide reinforces the topics and key concepts covered in the main Macroeconomics text. For each chapter, the Study Guide is organised as follows: Before You Read the Chapter; After You Read the Chapter; Before You Take the Test, and Answer Key. PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
60.00 9/18/2012 HB 240 Emerging 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. Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
53.99 11/1/2012 PB 608 Market leading text by a wide margin. Highly readable, respected authorship. Concise and streamlined but retains middle of the pack rigor. First book to cover growth early, but recently has added more on short run models. Plethora of case studies b 4 to 5 per chapter. PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
60.00 12/15/2012 HB 256 In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-communist countries. This book challenges anti-immigration discourses to show that given the high percentage of skilled immigrants, it is the sending rather than the receiving countries who lose out. Introduction - Who Migrates? Theory, Lessons from the Past, and the Latest Data - Are Welfare States Endangered by Migration? The perspective of economic theory - A Model of EU Eastward Enlargement - EU Social Legislation and National Social Policies - Latest Data: What do we know about the 'New Migration'? - National Social Policies in the Light of the Eastern Enlargement - Conclusions
65.00 12/15/2012 HB 280 The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This book investigates emerging economic linkages in the area, examining the factors shaping this integration, the benefits and risks involved, and the future of these states on the global stage. PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
60.00 11/19/2012 HB 200 This book proposes new methods of detecting causality among several dynamic variables and of estimating divisions of nominal income changes into changes in output and prices. Amano builds on established traditions of macro-dynamics and the theories of Keynes and Freidman, while providing innovative perspectives and important policy implications.<br/> The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
65.00 2/17/2012 HB 256 This book provides a detailed picture of the equity and efficiency of economic restructuring, focusing on the two most important successor states to the Soviet Union. Analysis is based on a careful examination of micro level data,documenting the experiences of workers, households and firms. Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
25.00 5/11/2012 PB 512 Engaging authors, unbiased presentations of essential ideas, and a knack for revealing the 'invisible hand' of economics at work inform the thoroughly updated new edition of Modern Principles, drawing on a wealth of captivating applications to show readers how economics shed light on business, politics, world affairs, and everyday life. The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
24.99 8/8/2012 PB 792 Prepared by Elizabeth Sawyer-Kelly, University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Study Guide reinforces the topics and key concepts covered in the main Macroeconomics text. For each chapter, the Study Guide is organised as follows: Before You Read the Chapter; After You Read the Chapter; Before You Take the Test; and Answer Key. PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
75.00 11/19/2012 HB 360 With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to analyze the determinants of the vulnerability to poverty in developing countries. Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
35.00 3/27/2012 PB 576 This book challenges the mainstream paradigm, based on the inter-temporal optimisation of welfare by individual agents. It introduces a methodology for studying how institutions create flows of income, expenditure and production together with stocks of assets and liabilities, thereby determining how whole economies evolve through time. Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
14.99 6/14/2012 PB 400 With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. This book examines how the leader of the industrial revolution came to exhibit the features of a 'developing country'; chronic debt, volatile growth and vulnerability to external events. Going South explains how this has happened, arguing that the time for quick fixes is over. Introduction: Decline and Fall - June 1914: A Snapshot - June 2014: Lagos-on-Thames - Welcome to the Beautiful South - A Century of Failure - Win Some, Lose Some - Into Free Fall: The No-Strategy Strategy - The Great Reckoning - Hanging on in There - Desperately Seeking Sweden - After the Illusions -
90.00 7/6/2012 HB 592 Testing for a Unit Root is now an essential part of time series analysis but the literature on the topic is so large that knowing where to start is difficult even for the specialist. This book provides a way into the techniques of unit root testing, explaining the pitfalls and nonstandard cases, using practical examples and simulation analysis. Introduction - Functional Form and Nonparametric Tests for a Unit Root - Fractional Integration - Semi-parametric Estimation of the Long Memory Parameter - Smooth Transition Nonlinear Models - Threshold Autoregressions - Structural Breaks in AR Models - Structural Breaks with Unknown Break Dates - Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Unit Root Tests -
60.00 8/22/2012 HB 284 This book is a collection of research papers that contribute to the understanding of ongoing developments in financial institutions and markets both in the United States and globally. <P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
70.00 11/28/2012 HB 316 A personal memoir from Christopher Dow, an influential British economist and a key player in the banking establishments of the post-war era. Contains insights and revelations into the issues and protagonists shaping British economic policy in the late 20th Century. The Crisis Year 1976: Events to Autumn, with a Brief Retrospective Back to 1973 - Autumn 1976 to Summer 1977 - Autumn 1977 to Summer 1978 - Autumn 1978 to Summer 1979 - Autumn 1979 to Summer 1980 - Autumn 1980 to Summer 1981 - Autumn 1981 to Summer 1982 - Autumn 1982 to Summer 1983 - Conclusion: Summer 1984
70.00 5/29/2012 HB 360 On Skidelsky's Keynes and Other Essays is a collection of essays, biographies, review articles and tributes, focusing on the lives and times of the Cambridge School of Economists, and the immense contribution that these thinkers, including the author, made to the discipline. PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
57.50 9/18/2012 HB 232 Papaioannou offers a radical new reading of Hayek in the 21st century, arguing that the moral dimension of his political theory is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically founded morality, a morality that must respect the natural limits of human knowledge. Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
65.00 10/23/2012 HB 268 This book calls for a radical reappraisal of economic policy in the UK. It argues that a much lower exchange rate is needed to re-establish sufficient manufacturing capacity to enable Britain to pay its way in the world. Mills makes the case for the removal of balance of payments constraints to achieve growth and avoid endless austerity. Economic Growth - The Exchange Rate - Inflation - Unemployment - Sustainability - The Industrial Revolution - International Turmoil 1914-1945 - Post World War II - The Monetarist Era - 21st Century Perspectives - Policies for the Future -
65.00 10/24/2012 HB 296 Malaysia's 40-year strategy of 'poverty eradication' has met with a great deal of success, yet has caused controversy for its links to ethnically-oriented social restructuring. This book is a critical evaluation of changing policy regimes affecting Malaysia's development, record of industrialization, and efficacy in adapting social policies. Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik - Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik - Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh - Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah - Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong - Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik
62.50 6/19/2012 HB 220 This book, an updated version of Sheahen's original 1983 work, is a comprehensive look at a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) and what it would mean for the United States today.<br/> 1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
54.99 8/24/2012 PB 1200 The new third edition of Paul Krugman and Robin Wells's Economics is their most accomplished yet - extensively updated to offer new examples and stories, new case studies from the business world, and expert coverage of the ongoing financial crisis. PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
62.50 5/31/2012 HB 206 Identifies and addresses the impacts of the global financial crisis on Dubai and the surrounding region. Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
70.00 11/29/2012 HB 336 This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions. Introduction - Analysis for Asia - Analysis for Africa - Latin America - Conclusions from the Analysis of Probit Analysis for Asia, Africa and Latin America - Bibliography
70.00 4/24/2012 HB 222 nal uses Turkey as a case study to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of land and labor markets in spreading economic opportunities within agriculture and its ability to reduce rural poverty. Introduction: Why Agriculture? <br/>A Portrait of Turkish Agriculture: Inequality and its Discontents <br/>Sharecropping or Fixed Rent Tenancy? <br/>Testing For Inverse Size-Yield Relationship in Turkish Agriculture<br/>Conclusions<br/>
65.00 10/10/2012 HB 290 By 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. PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
72.00 12/3/2012 HB 360 The reason for the depth the 2008's global depression lies in the intractability of modern economic systems. This has led to an emergence of unprecedented migratory patterns, the analysis and management of which is key to economic recovery. PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
62.50 2/29/2012 HB 286 Contributors discuss the Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) and Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) as a model both for resource policy and for social policy. This book explores whether other states, nations, or regions would benefit from an Alaskan-style dividend. The book also looks at possible ways that the model might be altered and improved. Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
34.99 6/26/2012 PB 472 Business Accounting covers financial and management accounting in an accessible, non-technical style that is particularlysuitable for undergraduate students of business & finance and MBAs. The active-learning approach seeks to convey the ability to understand and evaluate financial information for a range of business services. PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
65.00 8/13/2012 HB 256 Through the arguments for corporate tax harmonization in the EU and describing the current stage of this process, the legislative rules which are insufficient to solve the many problems implied by the proper functioning of the Single Market, are revealed. The book also exposes the issues involved in the consolidation of the corporate tax base. Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
55.00 12/28/2012 HB 448 A guide to expand and enhance the tools available to financial professionals to solve problems effectively, efficiently and to strengthen accounting controls. This is the result of an extensive effort to develop an innovative, highly practical approach to the task of improving financial management and cash flow. <P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
29.99 7/31/2012 HB 496 An introductory guide to finance and the financial markets, designed to help professionals and students understand the complex finance industry. It is a modern text that covers all major developments in markets in the period since the year 2000, the beginning of the global financial, eurozone and US government debt crises, up to the start of 2012. Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
60.00 12/15/2012 HB 248 Updated insight into key facts impacting on financial institutions after the financial crisis, highlighting areas of major policy and academic interest. The book includes ten chapters analysing contrasting issues such as intellectual capital, cost efficiency, bank stability, credit risk and business models for the wealth management industry. Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
34.99 9/11/2012 HB 192 Risk Culture is a practical volume devoted to the qualitative aspects of risk management, including those that should be firmly embedded in the corporate culture. Through descriptions, examples and case studies, the book analyzes weak and strong cultures and proposes a series of structural and behavioral actions to strengthen a company's culture. Successful Risk Management - A First Look at Risk Culture - Institutional and Regulatory Considerations - Deficiencies and Problems I: Concepts - Deficiencies and Problems II: Cases - Building and Strengthening I: Structure and Governance - Building and Strengthening II: Knowledge and Behavior - Gauging Success and Progress - Concluding Thoughts - Selected References - -
60.00 11/29/2012 HB 256 This book presents an in-depth appreciation of key topics related to the behaviour of financial institutions in the crisis and stresses areas of major research interest. It covers a selection of papers specialising ranging from the analysis of bank and stock market performance in the crisis, to other areas such as microinsurance and social lending. Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
60.00 10/17/2012 HB 328 The recent crisis in financial markets has seen a gradual erosion of risk-free asset classes. In equity markets the credit risk has reached a critical level in valuation. A new cost of equity method for Private Companies is presented based on the pricing of junior subordinated notes. Global business cases are illustrated to support this. Introduction - Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods - Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model - Integrated Pricing Model in USA - Integrated pricing model in Japan - Integrated pricing model in China - Integrated pricing model in Russia - Integrated Pricing Model in India - Integrated Pricing Model in Italy
65.00 6/7/2012 HB 328 The world economy is caught in a money trap. Existing monetary arrangements meet the needs neither of the ageing societies of the West nor of younger emerging economies. This in-depth analysis explains how the world got into the grip of global finance - and how it can escape, with a growing demand for reform. PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
39.99 8/6/2012 HB 256 Providing the most up-to-date tools and techniques for pricing interest rate and credit products for the new financial world, this book discusses pricing and hedging, funding and regulation, and interpretation, as an essential resource for quantitatively minded practitioners and researchers in finance. Preface - Acknowledgements - Back to the Basics - Bootstrapping of Zero Curves - Introduction to Credit Spreads - A Plethora of Credit Spreads - Introduction to Basis Spreads - Local Discount Curves - Global Discount Curve - Non-Linear Products - CVA: Instrument Level - CVA: Firm Level - Basel III - Backtesting - Bibliography
65.00 9/14/2012 HB 288 The 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. Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
19.99 11/23/2012 HB 232 The Financial Crisis has led to a decade of poor returns for pension schemes and lower retirement incomes. Credit-based investment strategies that track the business cycle, are allowing preservation of investors' capital. This book provides analysis and investment strategy plans to generate equity-like-returns with bond like volatility. Introduction - The Great Moderation and the Unravelling of a Great Myth - From Model Failures to Streams of Data - The Problem of Credit - The Vienna and Stockholm Schools: A Dynamic Disequilibrium Approach - The Neo-Wicksellian Framework - Testing Wicksellianism - The Creation and Destruction of Capital - Where are the Customer's Yachts? - Post Script - Constructing Business Cycle Tracking Funds - Endnotes - Bibliography -
65.00 11/29/2012 HB 296 Written by a group of international experts, this book focuses on three interdependent themes: (a) origins and consequences of the current debt crisis; (b) the systemic nature of the crisis; (c) national and international policy efforts to avoid a global collapse and bring about lasting reforms in the Euro zone and in the financial system. List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
65.00 6/29/2012 HB 248 From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a major decrease in demand in the local market, and an increase in non-performing loans. How is the Greek banking system able to survive the crisis? This is discussed by looking at the last 15 years of the Greek banking system. Overview of the Greek Banking Sector - Macroeconomic and Institutional Environment - Non-banking Financial Institutions & Capital Markets - Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis - Supervisory Framework - Retail Banking - Performance of the Banking Sector in Greece - Banking Risks - Corporate Governance - Recent Developments and Future Challenges -
65.00 12/15/2012 HB 232 Describes the lives, theories, and legacies of six great minds in finance who changed the way we look at financial markets and equilibrium. Bachelier, Samuelson, Fama, Ross, Tobin, and Shiller; proponents and critics of the market efficiency theories who redefined modern finance, creating the foundation on which all financial analysis rests. Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
57.50 1/25/2012 HB 232 Friesendemonstrates how transnational CSOs andNGOs can influence the context in which international political decisions are made.She shows how, by reframing the issues, the transnational campaign for the cancellation of third world debt altered the dominant discourse, shifted the agendaand thereby shaped political outcomes. Introduction - Power and Resistance - Transnational Civil Society and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - The World Economic Forum and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - Conclusion
65.00 11/13/2012 HB 240 Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU banking systems its attempts to weather the crisis. Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
45.00 12/5/2012 HB 384 Provides a comprehensive and detailed understanding and analysis of banking businesses and their worldwide operations. Banks have become 'too big to fail', and too complex-to-manage in their inbound and outbound operations. This book gives the relevant details, approaches, and answers to these complex financial issues. PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
29.99 12/7/2012 PB 570 This book describes the various financial sectors in clear, easy to understand terms. It provides a broad and balanced introduction to financial markets across the world and comprehensive coverage of commercial and investment banking, foreign exchange, money and bond markets, stock markets and derivatives products. PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
16.99 7/19/2012 HB 256 In Survival Investing finance guru John R. Talbott takes a startling look at how unsustainable debt level around the world are endangering many standard investments, and what people need to know to protect their money from compromised banks and corrupt governments.
42.50 12/24/2012 HB 244 Investor Relations for the Emerging Company provides enduring advice, insight, and procedures that will help companies communicate, legally and ethically, their commitment to enhancing shareholder value. This revised edition updates Sarbanes-Oxley; Frank-Dodd act and new governance regulations. <P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
60.00 6/1/2012 HB 192 A complete and accessible explanation of the factors contributing to the onset of the 2007 financial and economic crisis. The myriad factors are explained in an orderly way with simple terms. The anticipation (or not) and reception of the crisis by mainstream economists and by Austrian economics leads to reflection on the state of economic theory. Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
65.00 1/17/2012 HB 384 This book analyses and confronts the functioning of guarantee systems for SMEs in countries where these schemes had an important development. The book also highlights how the current financial crisis is modifying the guarantees schemes, through policy maker interventions. Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
65.00 10/17/2012 HB 312 This is the first of its kind in its topical coverage of the developments and prospects of Islamic finance education at Western higher education. Intended to establish itself as a unique reference for academics and researchers this book gives an insight into ethics and values in curricula development at business schools and in finance departments. List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
From Marie Antoinette to Lady Gaga, Brandstorm takes a piercing look at the dangers of runaway brand proliferation, and what managers and marketers can do to ensure that brands continue to enhance the consumer experience rather than dilute it. Includes the success secrets of Ralph Lauren, Justin Bieber, and Revlon.
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
PART I - Brand Identity: The Story Of A Meteorite - A Paradoxical Success Story - What Is The Situation Today? - When The Unconscious Gets Involved - A New Way Of Thinking About Brand Identity - PART II - An Analytical Method - The Concept Behind The Fingerprinting Method - The Fingerprinting Method: The 7 Poles - The Fingerprinting Method: A User's Manual - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index Of Brands
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Introduction - Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective - The Politics - The Public Good - The Rhetoric - Talk and Texts - The Nichomachean Ethics - Decision Making and Ethics - The Poetics - Bolshevism to Ballet in Three Steps - What Is 'Public Interest'?: A Case Study - Where Do We Go From Here? - References
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
List of tables and figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Gender and Sport - Competition Cage - Work Relationships - Language and Images - Confidence and Success - Collisions with Time - Beyond Winning and Losing - -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU - Introduction - Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital' - Gender and Class in Four Occupations - Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories - PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES - Nursing - Social Work - Exotic Dancing - Hairdressing - Conclusions
Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
Introduction b Good Work - The Downside Of Stress - Contemporary Causes Of Stress - Understanding Stress, Challenges and Benefits - Positive Coping and Positive Emotions - Building Good Work Programs -
Forward - Intro - The Development of High Performance Teams - The Practice of Applied Strategy - The Practice of Change Management & Innovation - The Practice of Project Management - Finance: Alternative Sources and Perspectives - Frameworks for Decision-making in Highly Complex, Ambiguous Situations - - -
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I - Market Proactiveness: Anticipating Moment-Zero - Action Tools and Models: Market Proactiveness' DNA - PART II - Organizing the Company for MP - Future-Today Management - Uncertainty Management - Proactive Innovation Management - Proactive Behavior Management - PART III - Building Market Proactiveness Strategy - Offer Proactiveness - Industry Proactiveness - Customer Proactiveness - Conclusion
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
In The Big Flatline, economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. The end of cheap oil signals the end of growth. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken are digging us into a deeper hole. But, Rubin asks, is it all that bad?
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - What's Fair about Fair Trade - The Market - The Birth of a Movement and Trade Alternative - Fairtrade: Peeling Back the Label - Fairtrade Coffee: A Niche Market - Fairtrade Impacts on Coffee Producers - Ethical Consumption: Revolution from Within? - Conclusion - References
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
<P>List of Figures<B>Acknowledgements<B>Introduction<B>A Cautionary Tale<B>The Paradox of Military Leadership<B>Entrepreneurs in Uniform<B>Exodus<B>It's not Business, It's Personnel<B>Winning Battles, Losing Wars<B>Coercion<B>War Machines<B>Measuring Merit<B>Appendix: Survey of West Point graduates<B>References
PART I - The Challenge of Change - The Background - PART II - The Three Successful Transformers: Beginnings - The Three Successful Transformers: Developments - The Three Successful Transformers: Breakthroughs - The Three Comparators - PART III - Four Traditions of Transformation - Playing the Long Game: Implications for Managers
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
Introduction - Changing The Landscape - True Grit - New Horses For Old Courses - Holistic Models - Venturesome Capital - Failure Is An Option - Bad Boys - The Big Whiff - The Epitome of Innovation - Noble Endeavors - Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave - Government Matters
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners, to settling disputes within the family. With this in mind, this practical manual will guide business families on how to manage how their family governs itself and relates to their business.
Managing Operations - Operations Strategy - Managing People - Designing and Developing Services & Products - Designing Service Delivery Systems - Designing Manufacturing Processes - Location and Layout - Managing Capacity - Operations Scheduling & Execution - Managing Quality - Managing Inventory - Managing the Supply Chain - Analysing Operations - Improving Operations - Corporate Social Responsibility
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Introduction - The Academic Literature - A Comprehensive Systems Network Philosophy of Technology - Resolving and Managing the Model - Conclusion b Technology as Artefact and Artefacts' Effect on Humanity - Bibliography - Footnote References -
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
E-Mobility - Urbanization - Health, Wellness and Well-Being - Social Trends - New Battlefields - Virtual Connected World - Innovating to Zero - Value For Money Business Models - Smart is the New Green - From Planes to Trains -
Introduction - Fragments of Change - A New Paradigm Emerging - The Thought Economy - Jazzing up the Data - Waltzing into the Future - Getting into the Swing of Things - It Takes Two to Tango - Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek - Building the Jamming Organization
Co-development - The Drivers of Co-development - The Dangers of Co-development - The KSF of Co-development - The Role of Trust - Balancing Control and Trust - Managing Relational Quality
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
Introduction - Strategy for a Complex World - Strategy and the New Uncertainty - Design Thinking - Behavioural Strategy - Strategy and Human Nature - Strategy as Practice - Strategy and Discourse - Strategy as Serious Play - Strategy as Social Process - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Figures - Introduction and Acknowledgements - Dreams - Sexuality - Mastery and Self-Control - Narcissism - Death - Lack - Freedom - Hysteria
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
The Marketing Concept - The Market Orientation Concept - The Impact of Globalization - Emerging Values and Issues - Customers' Needs Analysis - The Customer Purchase Behaviour - Measuring Customers' Response - Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation - Market Attractiveness Analysis - Company Competitiveness Analysis -
PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
Introduction - From Suffrage to Soap - 'Good Looks Supremacy' - Selling Prestige and Whiteness - Selling Sex and Science - J. Walter Thompson's International Expansion and the Ideology of Civilization - J. Walter Thompson's International Ads Index
List of Tales - List of Figures - Foreword; J.L.Stanton - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Darwinism in Business - Understanding Market Competition - Competitive Advantage: Analysis and Strategy - Competition Matrix - Competition versus Cooperation - Forecasting and Fudge Factors Modelling - Decision Making - Customer-Centric Business Management - Challenges Ahead - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Introduction: Perspectivism and Other Basic Notions for Understanding the Social Sciences - Ethnopsychology - Behaviourism - Psychoanalytic Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience - Microeconomics (Rational Choice Theory) - Behavioural Economics - Social Psychology - Sociology - Cultural Anthropology
PR gurus and top political advisors Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane show PR professionals, brand managers and political operatives how to bullet-proof any marketing campaign - and clean up any crisis.
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
Introduction - Displaying Professionalism - Career Development Rebooted - Gendered Culture - Conclusion -
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M.R.Edwards - Preface - Abbreviations and Symbols - Introduction - Psychological Bonds in Organizations - Methodical Issues - The Impact of Organizational Identification - The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification - Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models - Discussing the Structural Models - Conclusion - References - Appendices - Index - - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword Stuart Hart - Acknowledgements - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Towards the Inevitable - Societal Values and Expectations - Politicians - The Media - Leadership - Employees - Organisational Values - Vision, Mission and Strategy - Values Gaps - Values Congruency - Translating Vision into Strategy - Objectives, Plans and Implementation - Failure - Possible Futures - -
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction - Project Planning - Sample Selection - Gathering and Preparing Data - Understanding Relationships in Data - Data Transformation (Pre-processing) - Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) - Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy - Sample Bias and Reject Inference - Implementation and Monitoring - Multi-model (Fusion) Systems - Further Topics - Bibliography -
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
The Origins and History of Franchising - Defining Franchising - The Pros and Cons of Franchising - The Affiliation between Franchisor and Franchisee - The Role of Ethics in Franchising - Cultivating a Franchised Business - The Steps to Buying a Franchise - Legal and Financial - Developing the Future of Franchising - The International Arena - Exit Strategies - The Future of Franchising
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
The Religion of Statistics - Why the Past Matters - Confirmation Bias - Asking Questions - Pragmatism vs. Idealism - Psuedo Statistics - It's All in the Plan - Making the Hard Decision - Aligning Goals - Why People Hate Math - There is No Intuition - The Holistic Approach
Introduction - Affirmation: Fashion as a Bridge between Individuals and Society - Convergence: The Centralization of Trends - Autonomy: The Emergence of Styles and their Dynamics - Personalization: Fashion as Craft and Profession - Symbolization: The Power of Brands - Imperialization: The Empire(s) of Fashion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
When a Cold Wind Blew In (The Dilemma of Business Leadership, One for All or All for One?) - The Changing Face of Leadership in the Global Context - Empowerment and Risk as a Source of Competitive Advantage - Culture: an Essential Framework for Output Performance - The Tools of the Trade - You've Got to Find What You Love b Engagement Beyond Transaction -
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
Introduction - PART I: A VITAL NEEDS BASED APPROACH - The Business of Meeting Vital Needs - The Shift: Working Toward a Vital Needs-Based Approach - PART II: THE VITAL NEEDS - Self-Expression - Belonging - Recognition - Control - Care - Growth - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; J.Prescott - Acknowledgements - Setting the Stage - SPF Review: Our Journey - Preparing for Launch - SPF45: From the Top - SPF45: From the Inside - SPF30: From the Top - SPF30: From the Inside - SPF15: From the Top - SPF15: From the Inside - SPF5: From the Top - SPF5: From the Inside - Conclusions: More is Not Always Better, Better is Knowing What's More - References
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
Introduction - Is this the End of History? - What does a World in Transition Look Like? - Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? - Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? - What is the Future of Consumerism? - Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? - New Politics b will the Past Return? - Glimpses into the Future - Watching the Waves Break
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
The Revolution in Competitive Games - The Movement Game: Breaking Down Orthodoxies - The Maneuvers of the Movement Game - The Barriers to Change - Defence Strategies in the Movement Game - The Imitation Game - Creating Barriers to Imitation - The Position Game - Offensive And Defensive Maneuvers In The Position Game - The Final Frontier of Value -
Introduction - Brand versus Business - The Death of Digital, Mobile and Social Strategies - Organsational Structure - Marketing - PR - Sales - Research and Development - Human Resources - Management and Strategy - CSR and Community Relations - Customer Service - Retail - Next Steps
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
1 From Adaptive Infrastructures to Cloud Computing.- 2 How the SAP Business Suite, NetWeaver and HANA fit to the cloud.- 3 Service Level Agreements for SAP on Cloud.- 4 Security of SAP in public and private clouds.- 5 Change and Configuration Managemen
PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - What is Libertarian Paternalism? - Libertarian Paternalism in Practice - Existing Lines of Criticism - The Libertarian Paternalistic Rebuttal - New Lines of Criticism - Conclusions
Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Preface 'Big Men' and Little Trade Regional Trade and Economic Development Regional Integration in Africa Regional Integration Theory East African Firms' Perceptions of NTBs Quantifying NTBs in East Africa Quantifying Tariff Barriers in East Africa Conclusion
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
An investigation of how less than two decades after the devastating genocide killed millions Rwanda has become a model economy. With unlimited access to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his advisors, the authors present a compelling leadership study, focusing on the principles and practices that have these achieved amazing results.
From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
Topics covered include: - Food and Drink - Housing - Clothing and Footwear - Goods and Services - Transport - Recreation - Ownership of Durable Goods -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
The Reckoning explores the forces that are converging to challenge US global leadership, a shift that will have serious consequences for the wider world as well; countries that depend on the US will have to fend for themselves, and revolutions will succeed or fail unaided.
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
Economic Performance in the Market Era - Investment, The Labour Market and Economic Policy - The Question of International Competitiveness - Capital Investment: A Neglected Issue - Underinvestment or/and Overinvestment? - Global Finance, Industry and Shareholder Value - Reforms to Corporate Governance - A Look Ahead
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
Introduction - Who Migrates? Theory, Lessons from the Past, and the Latest Data - Are Welfare States Endangered by Migration? The perspective of economic theory - A Model of EU Eastward Enlargement - EU Social Legislation and National Social Policies - Latest Data: What do we know about the 'New Migration'? - National Social Policies in the Light of the Eastern Enlargement - Conclusions
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
Introduction: Decline and Fall - June 1914: A Snapshot - June 2014: Lagos-on-Thames - Welcome to the Beautiful South - A Century of Failure - Win Some, Lose Some - Into Free Fall: The No-Strategy Strategy - The Great Reckoning - Hanging on in There - Desperately Seeking Sweden - After the Illusions -
Introduction - Functional Form and Nonparametric Tests for a Unit Root - Fractional Integration - Semi-parametric Estimation of the Long Memory Parameter - Smooth Transition Nonlinear Models - Threshold Autoregressions - Structural Breaks in AR Models - Structural Breaks with Unknown Break Dates - Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Unit Root Tests -
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
The Crisis Year 1976: Events to Autumn, with a Brief Retrospective Back to 1973 - Autumn 1976 to Summer 1977 - Autumn 1977 to Summer 1978 - Autumn 1978 to Summer 1979 - Autumn 1979 to Summer 1980 - Autumn 1980 to Summer 1981 - Autumn 1981 to Summer 1982 - Autumn 1982 to Summer 1983 - Conclusion: Summer 1984
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
Economic Growth - The Exchange Rate - Inflation - Unemployment - Sustainability - The Industrial Revolution - International Turmoil 1914-1945 - Post World War II - The Monetarist Era - 21st Century Perspectives - Policies for the Future -
Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik - Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik - Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh - Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah - Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong - Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
Introduction - Analysis for Asia - Analysis for Africa - Latin America - Conclusions from the Analysis of Probit Analysis for Asia, Africa and Latin America - Bibliography
Introduction: Why Agriculture? <br/>A Portrait of Turkish Agriculture: Inequality and its Discontents <br/>Sharecropping or Fixed Rent Tenancy? <br/>Testing For Inverse Size-Yield Relationship in Turkish Agriculture<br/>Conclusions<br/>
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Successful Risk Management - A First Look at Risk Culture - Institutional and Regulatory Considerations - Deficiencies and Problems I: Concepts - Deficiencies and Problems II: Cases - Building and Strengthening I: Structure and Governance - Building and Strengthening II: Knowledge and Behavior - Gauging Success and Progress - Concluding Thoughts - Selected References - -
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Introduction - Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods - Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model - Integrated Pricing Model in USA - Integrated pricing model in Japan - Integrated pricing model in China - Integrated pricing model in Russia - Integrated Pricing Model in India - Integrated Pricing Model in Italy
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Preface - Acknowledgements - Back to the Basics - Bootstrapping of Zero Curves - Introduction to Credit Spreads - A Plethora of Credit Spreads - Introduction to Basis Spreads - Local Discount Curves - Global Discount Curve - Non-Linear Products - CVA: Instrument Level - CVA: Firm Level - Basel III - Backtesting - Bibliography
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
Introduction - The Great Moderation and the Unravelling of a Great Myth - From Model Failures to Streams of Data - The Problem of Credit - The Vienna and Stockholm Schools: A Dynamic Disequilibrium Approach - The Neo-Wicksellian Framework - Testing Wicksellianism - The Creation and Destruction of Capital - Where are the Customer's Yachts? - Post Script - Constructing Business Cycle Tracking Funds - Endnotes - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Overview of the Greek Banking Sector - Macroeconomic and Institutional Environment - Non-banking Financial Institutions & Capital Markets - Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis - Supervisory Framework - Retail Banking - Performance of the Banking Sector in Greece - Banking Risks - Corporate Governance - Recent Developments and Future Challenges -
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction - Power and Resistance - Transnational Civil Society and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - The World Economic Forum and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - Conclusion
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
From Marie Antoinette to Lady Gaga, Brandstorm takes a piercing look at the dangers of runaway brand proliferation, and what managers and marketers can do to ensure that brands continue to enhance the consumer experience rather than dilute it. Includes the success secrets of Ralph Lauren, Justin Bieber, and Revlon.
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
PART I - Brand Identity: The Story Of A Meteorite - A Paradoxical Success Story - What Is The Situation Today? - When The Unconscious Gets Involved - A New Way Of Thinking About Brand Identity - PART II - An Analytical Method - The Concept Behind The Fingerprinting Method - The Fingerprinting Method: The 7 Poles - The Fingerprinting Method: A User's Manual - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index Of Brands
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Introduction - Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective - The Politics - The Public Good - The Rhetoric - Talk and Texts - The Nichomachean Ethics - Decision Making and Ethics - The Poetics - Bolshevism to Ballet in Three Steps - What Is 'Public Interest'?: A Case Study - Where Do We Go From Here? - References
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
List of tables and figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Gender and Sport - Competition Cage - Work Relationships - Language and Images - Confidence and Success - Collisions with Time - Beyond Winning and Losing - -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU - Introduction - Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital' - Gender and Class in Four Occupations - Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories - PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES - Nursing - Social Work - Exotic Dancing - Hairdressing - Conclusions
Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
Introduction b Good Work - The Downside Of Stress - Contemporary Causes Of Stress - Understanding Stress, Challenges and Benefits - Positive Coping and Positive Emotions - Building Good Work Programs -
Forward - Intro - The Development of High Performance Teams - The Practice of Applied Strategy - The Practice of Change Management & Innovation - The Practice of Project Management - Finance: Alternative Sources and Perspectives - Frameworks for Decision-making in Highly Complex, Ambiguous Situations - - -
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I - Market Proactiveness: Anticipating Moment-Zero - Action Tools and Models: Market Proactiveness' DNA - PART II - Organizing the Company for MP - Future-Today Management - Uncertainty Management - Proactive Innovation Management - Proactive Behavior Management - PART III - Building Market Proactiveness Strategy - Offer Proactiveness - Industry Proactiveness - Customer Proactiveness - Conclusion
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
In The Big Flatline, economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. The end of cheap oil signals the end of growth. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken are digging us into a deeper hole. But, Rubin asks, is it all that bad?
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - What's Fair about Fair Trade - The Market - The Birth of a Movement and Trade Alternative - Fairtrade: Peeling Back the Label - Fairtrade Coffee: A Niche Market - Fairtrade Impacts on Coffee Producers - Ethical Consumption: Revolution from Within? - Conclusion - References
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
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PART I - The Challenge of Change - The Background - PART II - The Three Successful Transformers: Beginnings - The Three Successful Transformers: Developments - The Three Successful Transformers: Breakthroughs - The Three Comparators - PART III - Four Traditions of Transformation - Playing the Long Game: Implications for Managers
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
Introduction - Changing The Landscape - True Grit - New Horses For Old Courses - Holistic Models - Venturesome Capital - Failure Is An Option - Bad Boys - The Big Whiff - The Epitome of Innovation - Noble Endeavors - Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave - Government Matters
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List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners, to settling disputes within the family. With this in mind, this practical manual will guide business families on how to manage how their family governs itself and relates to their business.
Managing Operations - Operations Strategy - Managing People - Designing and Developing Services & Products - Designing Service Delivery Systems - Designing Manufacturing Processes - Location and Layout - Managing Capacity - Operations Scheduling & Execution - Managing Quality - Managing Inventory - Managing the Supply Chain - Analysing Operations - Improving Operations - Corporate Social Responsibility
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Introduction - The Academic Literature - A Comprehensive Systems Network Philosophy of Technology - Resolving and Managing the Model - Conclusion b Technology as Artefact and Artefacts' Effect on Humanity - Bibliography - Footnote References -
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
E-Mobility - Urbanization - Health, Wellness and Well-Being - Social Trends - New Battlefields - Virtual Connected World - Innovating to Zero - Value For Money Business Models - Smart is the New Green - From Planes to Trains -
Introduction - Fragments of Change - A New Paradigm Emerging - The Thought Economy - Jazzing up the Data - Waltzing into the Future - Getting into the Swing of Things - It Takes Two to Tango - Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek - Building the Jamming Organization
Co-development - The Drivers of Co-development - The Dangers of Co-development - The KSF of Co-development - The Role of Trust - Balancing Control and Trust - Managing Relational Quality
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
Introduction - Strategy for a Complex World - Strategy and the New Uncertainty - Design Thinking - Behavioural Strategy - Strategy and Human Nature - Strategy as Practice - Strategy and Discourse - Strategy as Serious Play - Strategy as Social Process - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Figures - Introduction and Acknowledgements - Dreams - Sexuality - Mastery and Self-Control - Narcissism - Death - Lack - Freedom - Hysteria
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
The Marketing Concept - The Market Orientation Concept - The Impact of Globalization - Emerging Values and Issues - Customers' Needs Analysis - The Customer Purchase Behaviour - Measuring Customers' Response - Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation - Market Attractiveness Analysis - Company Competitiveness Analysis -
PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
Introduction - From Suffrage to Soap - 'Good Looks Supremacy' - Selling Prestige and Whiteness - Selling Sex and Science - J. Walter Thompson's International Expansion and the Ideology of Civilization - J. Walter Thompson's International Ads Index
List of Tales - List of Figures - Foreword; J.L.Stanton - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Darwinism in Business - Understanding Market Competition - Competitive Advantage: Analysis and Strategy - Competition Matrix - Competition versus Cooperation - Forecasting and Fudge Factors Modelling - Decision Making - Customer-Centric Business Management - Challenges Ahead - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Introduction: Perspectivism and Other Basic Notions for Understanding the Social Sciences - Ethnopsychology - Behaviourism - Psychoanalytic Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience - Microeconomics (Rational Choice Theory) - Behavioural Economics - Social Psychology - Sociology - Cultural Anthropology
PR gurus and top political advisors Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane show PR professionals, brand managers and political operatives how to bullet-proof any marketing campaign - and clean up any crisis.
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M.R.Edwards - Preface - Abbreviations and Symbols - Introduction - Psychological Bonds in Organizations - Methodical Issues - The Impact of Organizational Identification - The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification - Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models - Discussing the Structural Models - Conclusion - References - Appendices - Index - - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword Stuart Hart - Acknowledgements - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Towards the Inevitable - Societal Values and Expectations - Politicians - The Media - Leadership - Employees - Organisational Values - Vision, Mission and Strategy - Values Gaps - Values Congruency - Translating Vision into Strategy - Objectives, Plans and Implementation - Failure - Possible Futures - -
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction - Project Planning - Sample Selection - Gathering and Preparing Data - Understanding Relationships in Data - Data Transformation (Pre-processing) - Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) - Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy - Sample Bias and Reject Inference - Implementation and Monitoring - Multi-model (Fusion) Systems - Further Topics - Bibliography -
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
The Origins and History of Franchising - Defining Franchising - The Pros and Cons of Franchising - The Affiliation between Franchisor and Franchisee - The Role of Ethics in Franchising - Cultivating a Franchised Business - The Steps to Buying a Franchise - Legal and Financial - Developing the Future of Franchising - The International Arena - Exit Strategies - The Future of Franchising
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
The Religion of Statistics - Why the Past Matters - Confirmation Bias - Asking Questions - Pragmatism vs. Idealism - Psuedo Statistics - It's All in the Plan - Making the Hard Decision - Aligning Goals - Why People Hate Math - There is No Intuition - The Holistic Approach
Introduction - Affirmation: Fashion as a Bridge between Individuals and Society - Convergence: The Centralization of Trends - Autonomy: The Emergence of Styles and their Dynamics - Personalization: Fashion as Craft and Profession - Symbolization: The Power of Brands - Imperialization: The Empire(s) of Fashion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
When a Cold Wind Blew In (The Dilemma of Business Leadership, One for All or All for One?) - The Changing Face of Leadership in the Global Context - Empowerment and Risk as a Source of Competitive Advantage - Culture: an Essential Framework for Output Performance - The Tools of the Trade - You've Got to Find What You Love b Engagement Beyond Transaction -
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
Introduction - PART I: A VITAL NEEDS BASED APPROACH - The Business of Meeting Vital Needs - The Shift: Working Toward a Vital Needs-Based Approach - PART II: THE VITAL NEEDS - Self-Expression - Belonging - Recognition - Control - Care - Growth - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; J.Prescott - Acknowledgements - Setting the Stage - SPF Review: Our Journey - Preparing for Launch - SPF45: From the Top - SPF45: From the Inside - SPF30: From the Top - SPF30: From the Inside - SPF15: From the Top - SPF15: From the Inside - SPF5: From the Top - SPF5: From the Inside - Conclusions: More is Not Always Better, Better is Knowing What's More - References
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
Introduction - Is this the End of History? - What does a World in Transition Look Like? - Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? - Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? - What is the Future of Consumerism? - Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? - New Politics b will the Past Return? - Glimpses into the Future - Watching the Waves Break
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
The Revolution in Competitive Games - The Movement Game: Breaking Down Orthodoxies - The Maneuvers of the Movement Game - The Barriers to Change - Defence Strategies in the Movement Game - The Imitation Game - Creating Barriers to Imitation - The Position Game - Offensive And Defensive Maneuvers In The Position Game - The Final Frontier of Value -
Introduction - Brand versus Business - The Death of Digital, Mobile and Social Strategies - Organsational Structure - Marketing - PR - Sales - Research and Development - Human Resources - Management and Strategy - CSR and Community Relations - Customer Service - Retail - Next Steps
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
1 From Adaptive Infrastructures to Cloud Computing.- 2 How the SAP Business Suite, NetWeaver and HANA fit to the cloud.- 3 Service Level Agreements for SAP on Cloud.- 4 Security of SAP in public and private clouds.- 5 Change and Configuration Managemen
PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - What is Libertarian Paternalism? - Libertarian Paternalism in Practice - Existing Lines of Criticism - The Libertarian Paternalistic Rebuttal - New Lines of Criticism - Conclusions
Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Preface 'Big Men' and Little Trade Regional Trade and Economic Development Regional Integration in Africa Regional Integration Theory East African Firms' Perceptions of NTBs Quantifying NTBs in East Africa Quantifying Tariff Barriers in East Africa Conclusion
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
An investigation of how less than two decades after the devastating genocide killed millions Rwanda has become a model economy. With unlimited access to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his advisors, the authors present a compelling leadership study, focusing on the principles and practices that have these achieved amazing results.
From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
Topics covered include: - Food and Drink - Housing - Clothing and Footwear - Goods and Services - Transport - Recreation - Ownership of Durable Goods -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
The Reckoning explores the forces that are converging to challenge US global leadership, a shift that will have serious consequences for the wider world as well; countries that depend on the US will have to fend for themselves, and revolutions will succeed or fail unaided.
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
Economic Performance in the Market Era - Investment, The Labour Market and Economic Policy - The Question of International Competitiveness - Capital Investment: A Neglected Issue - Underinvestment or/and Overinvestment? - Global Finance, Industry and Shareholder Value - Reforms to Corporate Governance - A Look Ahead
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
Introduction - Who Migrates? Theory, Lessons from the Past, and the Latest Data - Are Welfare States Endangered by Migration? The perspective of economic theory - A Model of EU Eastward Enlargement - EU Social Legislation and National Social Policies - Latest Data: What do we know about the 'New Migration'? - National Social Policies in the Light of the Eastern Enlargement - Conclusions
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
Introduction: Decline and Fall - June 1914: A Snapshot - June 2014: Lagos-on-Thames - Welcome to the Beautiful South - A Century of Failure - Win Some, Lose Some - Into Free Fall: The No-Strategy Strategy - The Great Reckoning - Hanging on in There - Desperately Seeking Sweden - After the Illusions -
Introduction - Functional Form and Nonparametric Tests for a Unit Root - Fractional Integration - Semi-parametric Estimation of the Long Memory Parameter - Smooth Transition Nonlinear Models - Threshold Autoregressions - Structural Breaks in AR Models - Structural Breaks with Unknown Break Dates - Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Unit Root Tests -
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
The Crisis Year 1976: Events to Autumn, with a Brief Retrospective Back to 1973 - Autumn 1976 to Summer 1977 - Autumn 1977 to Summer 1978 - Autumn 1978 to Summer 1979 - Autumn 1979 to Summer 1980 - Autumn 1980 to Summer 1981 - Autumn 1981 to Summer 1982 - Autumn 1982 to Summer 1983 - Conclusion: Summer 1984
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
Economic Growth - The Exchange Rate - Inflation - Unemployment - Sustainability - The Industrial Revolution - International Turmoil 1914-1945 - Post World War II - The Monetarist Era - 21st Century Perspectives - Policies for the Future -
Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik - Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik - Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh - Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah - Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong - Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
Introduction - Analysis for Asia - Analysis for Africa - Latin America - Conclusions from the Analysis of Probit Analysis for Asia, Africa and Latin America - Bibliography
Introduction: Why Agriculture? <br/>A Portrait of Turkish Agriculture: Inequality and its Discontents <br/>Sharecropping or Fixed Rent Tenancy? <br/>Testing For Inverse Size-Yield Relationship in Turkish Agriculture<br/>Conclusions<br/>
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Successful Risk Management - A First Look at Risk Culture - Institutional and Regulatory Considerations - Deficiencies and Problems I: Concepts - Deficiencies and Problems II: Cases - Building and Strengthening I: Structure and Governance - Building and Strengthening II: Knowledge and Behavior - Gauging Success and Progress - Concluding Thoughts - Selected References - -
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Introduction - Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods - Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model - Integrated Pricing Model in USA - Integrated pricing model in Japan - Integrated pricing model in China - Integrated pricing model in Russia - Integrated Pricing Model in India - Integrated Pricing Model in Italy
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Preface - Acknowledgements - Back to the Basics - Bootstrapping of Zero Curves - Introduction to Credit Spreads - A Plethora of Credit Spreads - Introduction to Basis Spreads - Local Discount Curves - Global Discount Curve - Non-Linear Products - CVA: Instrument Level - CVA: Firm Level - Basel III - Backtesting - Bibliography
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
Introduction - The Great Moderation and the Unravelling of a Great Myth - From Model Failures to Streams of Data - The Problem of Credit - The Vienna and Stockholm Schools: A Dynamic Disequilibrium Approach - The Neo-Wicksellian Framework - Testing Wicksellianism - The Creation and Destruction of Capital - Where are the Customer's Yachts? - Post Script - Constructing Business Cycle Tracking Funds - Endnotes - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Overview of the Greek Banking Sector - Macroeconomic and Institutional Environment - Non-banking Financial Institutions & Capital Markets - Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis - Supervisory Framework - Retail Banking - Performance of the Banking Sector in Greece - Banking Risks - Corporate Governance - Recent Developments and Future Challenges -
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction - Power and Resistance - Transnational Civil Society and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - The World Economic Forum and the Campaign for the Cancellation of Third World Debt - Conclusion
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
From Marie Antoinette to Lady Gaga, Brandstorm takes a piercing look at the dangers of runaway brand proliferation, and what managers and marketers can do to ensure that brands continue to enhance the consumer experience rather than dilute it. Includes the success secrets of Ralph Lauren, Justin Bieber, and Revlon.
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
PART I - Brand Identity: The Story Of A Meteorite - A Paradoxical Success Story - What Is The Situation Today? - When The Unconscious Gets Involved - A New Way Of Thinking About Brand Identity - PART II - An Analytical Method - The Concept Behind The Fingerprinting Method - The Fingerprinting Method: The 7 Poles - The Fingerprinting Method: A User's Manual - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index Of Brands
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Introduction - Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective - The Politics - The Public Good - The Rhetoric - Talk and Texts - The Nichomachean Ethics - Decision Making and Ethics - The Poetics - Bolshevism to Ballet in Three Steps - What Is 'Public Interest'?: A Case Study - Where Do We Go From Here? - References
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
List of tables and figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Gender and Sport - Competition Cage - Work Relationships - Language and Images - Confidence and Success - Collisions with Time - Beyond Winning and Losing - -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU - Introduction - Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital' - Gender and Class in Four Occupations - Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories - PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES - Nursing - Social Work - Exotic Dancing - Hairdressing - Conclusions
Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
Forward - Intro - The Development of High Performance Teams - The Practice of Applied Strategy - The Practice of Change Management & Innovation - The Practice of Project Management - Finance: Alternative Sources and Perspectives - Frameworks for Decision-making in Highly Complex, Ambiguous Situations - - -
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I - Market Proactiveness: Anticipating Moment-Zero - Action Tools and Models: Market Proactiveness' DNA - PART II - Organizing the Company for MP - Future-Today Management - Uncertainty Management - Proactive Innovation Management - Proactive Behavior Management - PART III - Building Market Proactiveness Strategy - Offer Proactiveness - Industry Proactiveness - Customer Proactiveness - Conclusion
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
In The Big Flatline, economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. The end of cheap oil signals the end of growth. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, the measures being taken are digging us into a deeper hole. But, Rubin asks, is it all that bad?
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - What's Fair about Fair Trade - The Market - The Birth of a Movement and Trade Alternative - Fairtrade: Peeling Back the Label - Fairtrade Coffee: A Niche Market - Fairtrade Impacts on Coffee Producers - Ethical Consumption: Revolution from Within? - Conclusion - References
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
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PART I - The Challenge of Change - The Background - PART II - The Three Successful Transformers: Beginnings - The Three Successful Transformers: Developments - The Three Successful Transformers: Breakthroughs - The Three Comparators - PART III - Four Traditions of Transformation - Playing the Long Game: Implications for Managers
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
Introduction - Changing The Landscape - True Grit - New Horses For Old Courses - Holistic Models - Venturesome Capital - Failure Is An Option - Bad Boys - The Big Whiff - The Epitome of Innovation - Noble Endeavors - Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave - Government Matters
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List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
A Family Council oversees a family on everything from educating the family for their future responsibilities as owners, to settling disputes within the family. With this in mind, this practical manual will guide business families on how to manage how their family governs itself and relates to their business.
Managing Operations - Operations Strategy - Managing People - Designing and Developing Services & Products - Designing Service Delivery Systems - Designing Manufacturing Processes - Location and Layout - Managing Capacity - Operations Scheduling & Execution - Managing Quality - Managing Inventory - Managing the Supply Chain - Analysing Operations - Improving Operations - Corporate Social Responsibility
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Introduction - The Academic Literature - A Comprehensive Systems Network Philosophy of Technology - Resolving and Managing the Model - Conclusion b Technology as Artefact and Artefacts' Effect on Humanity - Bibliography - Footnote References -
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Introduction - Fragments of Change - A New Paradigm Emerging - The Thought Economy - Jazzing up the Data - Waltzing into the Future - Getting into the Swing of Things - It Takes Two to Tango - Dancing Cheek-to-Cheek - Building the Jamming Organization
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
Introduction - Strategy for a Complex World - Strategy and the New Uncertainty - Design Thinking - Behavioural Strategy - Strategy and Human Nature - Strategy as Practice - Strategy and Discourse - Strategy as Serious Play - Strategy as Social Process - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
The Marketing Concept - The Market Orientation Concept - The Impact of Globalization - Emerging Values and Issues - Customers' Needs Analysis - The Customer Purchase Behaviour - Measuring Customers' Response - Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation - Market Attractiveness Analysis - Company Competitiveness Analysis -
PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
Introduction - From Suffrage to Soap - 'Good Looks Supremacy' - Selling Prestige and Whiteness - Selling Sex and Science - J. Walter Thompson's International Expansion and the Ideology of Civilization - J. Walter Thompson's International Ads Index
List of Tales - List of Figures - Foreword; J.L.Stanton - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Darwinism in Business - Understanding Market Competition - Competitive Advantage: Analysis and Strategy - Competition Matrix - Competition versus Cooperation - Forecasting and Fudge Factors Modelling - Decision Making - Customer-Centric Business Management - Challenges Ahead - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Introduction: Perspectivism and Other Basic Notions for Understanding the Social Sciences - Ethnopsychology - Behaviourism - Psychoanalytic Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Cognitive Neuroscience - Microeconomics (Rational Choice Theory) - Behavioural Economics - Social Psychology - Sociology - Cultural Anthropology
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M.R.Edwards - Preface - Abbreviations and Symbols - Introduction - Psychological Bonds in Organizations - Methodical Issues - The Impact of Organizational Identification - The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification - Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models - Discussing the Structural Models - Conclusion - References - Appendices - Index - - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword Stuart Hart - Acknowledgements - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Towards the Inevitable - Societal Values and Expectations - Politicians - The Media - Leadership - Employees - Organisational Values - Vision, Mission and Strategy - Values Gaps - Values Congruency - Translating Vision into Strategy - Objectives, Plans and Implementation - Failure - Possible Futures - -
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction - Project Planning - Sample Selection - Gathering and Preparing Data - Understanding Relationships in Data - Data Transformation (Pre-processing) - Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) - Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy - Sample Bias and Reject Inference - Implementation and Monitoring - Multi-model (Fusion) Systems - Further Topics - Bibliography -
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
The Origins and History of Franchising - Defining Franchising - The Pros and Cons of Franchising - The Affiliation between Franchisor and Franchisee - The Role of Ethics in Franchising - Cultivating a Franchised Business - The Steps to Buying a Franchise - Legal and Financial - Developing the Future of Franchising - The International Arena - Exit Strategies - The Future of Franchising
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
The Religion of Statistics - Why the Past Matters - Confirmation Bias - Asking Questions - Pragmatism vs. Idealism - Psuedo Statistics - It's All in the Plan - Making the Hard Decision - Aligning Goals - Why People Hate Math - There is No Intuition - The Holistic Approach
Introduction - Affirmation: Fashion as a Bridge between Individuals and Society - Convergence: The Centralization of Trends - Autonomy: The Emergence of Styles and their Dynamics - Personalization: Fashion as Craft and Profession - Symbolization: The Power of Brands - Imperialization: The Empire(s) of Fashion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
When a Cold Wind Blew In (The Dilemma of Business Leadership, One for All or All for One?) - The Changing Face of Leadership in the Global Context - Empowerment and Risk as a Source of Competitive Advantage - Culture: an Essential Framework for Output Performance - The Tools of the Trade - You've Got to Find What You Love b Engagement Beyond Transaction -
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
Introduction - PART I: A VITAL NEEDS BASED APPROACH - The Business of Meeting Vital Needs - The Shift: Working Toward a Vital Needs-Based Approach - PART II: THE VITAL NEEDS - Self-Expression - Belonging - Recognition - Control - Care - Growth - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; J.Prescott - Acknowledgements - Setting the Stage - SPF Review: Our Journey - Preparing for Launch - SPF45: From the Top - SPF45: From the Inside - SPF30: From the Top - SPF30: From the Inside - SPF15: From the Top - SPF15: From the Inside - SPF5: From the Top - SPF5: From the Inside - Conclusions: More is Not Always Better, Better is Knowing What's More - References
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
Introduction - Is this the End of History? - What does a World in Transition Look Like? - Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? - Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? - What is the Future of Consumerism? - Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? - New Politics b will the Past Return? - Glimpses into the Future - Watching the Waves Break
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
The Revolution in Competitive Games - The Movement Game: Breaking Down Orthodoxies - The Maneuvers of the Movement Game - The Barriers to Change - Defence Strategies in the Movement Game - The Imitation Game - Creating Barriers to Imitation - The Position Game - Offensive And Defensive Maneuvers In The Position Game - The Final Frontier of Value -
Introduction - Brand versus Business - The Death of Digital, Mobile and Social Strategies - Organsational Structure - Marketing - PR - Sales - Research and Development - Human Resources - Management and Strategy - CSR and Community Relations - Customer Service - Retail - Next Steps
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
1 From Adaptive Infrastructures to Cloud Computing.- 2 How the SAP Business Suite, NetWeaver and HANA fit to the cloud.- 3 Service Level Agreements for SAP on Cloud.- 4 Security of SAP in public and private clouds.- 5 Change and Configuration Managemen
PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Preface 'Big Men' and Little Trade Regional Trade and Economic Development Regional Integration in Africa Regional Integration Theory East African Firms' Perceptions of NTBs Quantifying NTBs in East Africa Quantifying Tariff Barriers in East Africa Conclusion
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
An investigation of how less than two decades after the devastating genocide killed millions Rwanda has become a model economy. With unlimited access to Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his advisors, the authors present a compelling leadership study, focusing on the principles and practices that have these achieved amazing results.
From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
The Reckoning explores the forces that are converging to challenge US global leadership, a shift that will have serious consequences for the wider world as well; countries that depend on the US will have to fend for themselves, and revolutions will succeed or fail unaided.
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
Economic Performance in the Market Era - Investment, The Labour Market and Economic Policy - The Question of International Competitiveness - Capital Investment: A Neglected Issue - Underinvestment or/and Overinvestment? - Global Finance, Industry and Shareholder Value - Reforms to Corporate Governance - A Look Ahead
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
Introduction - Who Migrates? Theory, Lessons from the Past, and the Latest Data - Are Welfare States Endangered by Migration? The perspective of economic theory - A Model of EU Eastward Enlargement - EU Social Legislation and National Social Policies - Latest Data: What do we know about the 'New Migration'? - National Social Policies in the Light of the Eastern Enlargement - Conclusions
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
Introduction: Decline and Fall - June 1914: A Snapshot - June 2014: Lagos-on-Thames - Welcome to the Beautiful South - A Century of Failure - Win Some, Lose Some - Into Free Fall: The No-Strategy Strategy - The Great Reckoning - Hanging on in There - Desperately Seeking Sweden - After the Illusions -
Introduction - Functional Form and Nonparametric Tests for a Unit Root - Fractional Integration - Semi-parametric Estimation of the Long Memory Parameter - Smooth Transition Nonlinear Models - Threshold Autoregressions - Structural Breaks in AR Models - Structural Breaks with Unknown Break Dates - Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Unit Root Tests -
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
The Crisis Year 1976: Events to Autumn, with a Brief Retrospective Back to 1973 - Autumn 1976 to Summer 1977 - Autumn 1977 to Summer 1978 - Autumn 1978 to Summer 1979 - Autumn 1979 to Summer 1980 - Autumn 1980 to Summer 1981 - Autumn 1981 to Summer 1982 - Autumn 1982 to Summer 1983 - Conclusion: Summer 1984
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
Economic Growth - The Exchange Rate - Inflation - Unemployment - Sustainability - The Industrial Revolution - International Turmoil 1914-1945 - Post World War II - The Monetarist Era - 21st Century Perspectives - Policies for the Future -
Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik - Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik - Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh - Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah - Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong - Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
Introduction: Why Agriculture? <br/>A Portrait of Turkish Agriculture: Inequality and its Discontents <br/>Sharecropping or Fixed Rent Tenancy? <br/>Testing For Inverse Size-Yield Relationship in Turkish Agriculture<br/>Conclusions<br/>
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Successful Risk Management - A First Look at Risk Culture - Institutional and Regulatory Considerations - Deficiencies and Problems I: Concepts - Deficiencies and Problems II: Cases - Building and Strengthening I: Structure and Governance - Building and Strengthening II: Knowledge and Behavior - Gauging Success and Progress - Concluding Thoughts - Selected References - -
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Introduction - Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods - Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model - Integrated Pricing Model in USA - Integrated pricing model in Japan - Integrated pricing model in China - Integrated pricing model in Russia - Integrated Pricing Model in India - Integrated Pricing Model in Italy
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Preface - Acknowledgements - Back to the Basics - Bootstrapping of Zero Curves - Introduction to Credit Spreads - A Plethora of Credit Spreads - Introduction to Basis Spreads - Local Discount Curves - Global Discount Curve - Non-Linear Products - CVA: Instrument Level - CVA: Firm Level - Basel III - Backtesting - Bibliography
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
Introduction - The Great Moderation and the Unravelling of a Great Myth - From Model Failures to Streams of Data - The Problem of Credit - The Vienna and Stockholm Schools: A Dynamic Disequilibrium Approach - The Neo-Wicksellian Framework - Testing Wicksellianism - The Creation and Destruction of Capital - Where are the Customer's Yachts? - Post Script - Constructing Business Cycle Tracking Funds - Endnotes - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Overview of the Greek Banking Sector - Macroeconomic and Institutional Environment - Non-banking Financial Institutions & Capital Markets - Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis - Supervisory Framework - Retail Banking - Performance of the Banking Sector in Greece - Banking Risks - Corporate Governance - Recent Developments and Future Challenges -
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
PART I - Brand Identity: The Story Of A Meteorite - A Paradoxical Success Story - What Is The Situation Today? - When The Unconscious Gets Involved - A New Way Of Thinking About Brand Identity - PART II - An Analytical Method - The Concept Behind The Fingerprinting Method - The Fingerprinting Method: The 7 Poles - The Fingerprinting Method: A User's Manual - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index Of Brands
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
List of Tables and Figures - Preface - Introduction - Organization, Society and Politics - An Aristotelian Perspective - The Politics - The Public Good - The Rhetoric - Talk and Texts - The Nichomachean Ethics - Decision Making and Ethics - The Poetics - Bolshevism to Ballet in Three Steps - What Is 'Public Interest'?: A Case Study - Where Do We Go From Here? - References
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
PART I: GENDER, CLASS, WORK AND REWORKING BOURDIEU - Introduction - Why use Bourdieusian Theory to Study Gender, Class and Work? The Case for 'Gender Capital' - Gender and Class in Four Occupations - Collecting and Interpreting Work-Life Stories - PART II: LOCATING GENDER CAPITAL AT WORK: FOUR CASE STUDIES - Nursing - Social Work - Exotic Dancing - Hairdressing - Conclusions
Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I - Market Proactiveness: Anticipating Moment-Zero - Action Tools and Models: Market Proactiveness' DNA - PART II - Organizing the Company for MP - Future-Today Management - Uncertainty Management - Proactive Innovation Management - Proactive Behavior Management - PART III - Building Market Proactiveness Strategy - Offer Proactiveness - Industry Proactiveness - Customer Proactiveness - Conclusion
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Acronyms - Acknowledgements - Introduction - What's Fair about Fair Trade - The Market - The Birth of a Movement and Trade Alternative - Fairtrade: Peeling Back the Label - Fairtrade Coffee: A Niche Market - Fairtrade Impacts on Coffee Producers - Ethical Consumption: Revolution from Within? - Conclusion - References
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
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PART I - The Challenge of Change - The Background - PART II - The Three Successful Transformers: Beginnings - The Three Successful Transformers: Developments - The Three Successful Transformers: Breakthroughs - The Three Comparators - PART III - Four Traditions of Transformation - Playing the Long Game: Implications for Managers
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
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List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
Managing Operations - Operations Strategy - Managing People - Designing and Developing Services & Products - Designing Service Delivery Systems - Designing Manufacturing Processes - Location and Layout - Managing Capacity - Operations Scheduling & Execution - Managing Quality - Managing Inventory - Managing the Supply Chain - Analysing Operations - Improving Operations - Corporate Social Responsibility
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
The Marketing Concept - The Market Orientation Concept - The Impact of Globalization - Emerging Values and Issues - Customers' Needs Analysis - The Customer Purchase Behaviour - Measuring Customers' Response - Needs Analysis Through Market Segmentation - Market Attractiveness Analysis - Company Competitiveness Analysis -
PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
List of Tales - List of Figures - Foreword; J.L.Stanton - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Author - Darwinism in Business - Understanding Market Competition - Competitive Advantage: Analysis and Strategy - Competition Matrix - Competition versus Cooperation - Forecasting and Fudge Factors Modelling - Decision Making - Customer-Centric Business Management - Challenges Ahead - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M.R.Edwards - Preface - Abbreviations and Symbols - Introduction - Psychological Bonds in Organizations - Methodical Issues - The Impact of Organizational Identification - The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification - Common Method Variance Analysis of Structural Models - Discussing the Structural Models - Conclusion - References - Appendices - Index - - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword Stuart Hart - Acknowledgements - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions - Theoretical Framework - The Nature of Environmental Product Innovation and Green Image - Research Model - Methodology - Research Results - Conclusions
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction - Project Planning - Sample Selection - Gathering and Preparing Data - Understanding Relationships in Data - Data Transformation (Pre-processing) - Model Construction (Parameter Estimation) - Validation, Model Performance and Cut-off Strategy - Sample Bias and Reject Inference - Implementation and Monitoring - Multi-model (Fusion) Systems - Further Topics - Bibliography -
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
The Origins and History of Franchising - Defining Franchising - The Pros and Cons of Franchising - The Affiliation between Franchisor and Franchisee - The Role of Ethics in Franchising - Cultivating a Franchised Business - The Steps to Buying a Franchise - Legal and Financial - Developing the Future of Franchising - The International Arena - Exit Strategies - The Future of Franchising
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
When a Cold Wind Blew In (The Dilemma of Business Leadership, One for All or All for One?) - The Changing Face of Leadership in the Global Context - Empowerment and Risk as a Source of Competitive Advantage - Culture: an Essential Framework for Output Performance - The Tools of the Trade - You've Got to Find What You Love b Engagement Beyond Transaction -
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; J.Prescott - Acknowledgements - Setting the Stage - SPF Review: Our Journey - Preparing for Launch - SPF45: From the Top - SPF45: From the Inside - SPF30: From the Top - SPF30: From the Inside - SPF15: From the Top - SPF15: From the Inside - SPF5: From the Top - SPF5: From the Inside - Conclusions: More is Not Always Better, Better is Knowing What's More - References
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
Introduction - Is this the End of History? - What does a World in Transition Look Like? - Will the Emerging Economies be the New Engine of Growth? - Is the World Entering a New Low Growth Era? - What is the Future of Consumerism? - Is there a Future for the Services-based Economy? - New Politics b will the Past Return? - Glimpses into the Future - Watching the Waves Break
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
The Revolution in Competitive Games - The Movement Game: Breaking Down Orthodoxies - The Maneuvers of the Movement Game - The Barriers to Change - Defence Strategies in the Movement Game - The Imitation Game - Creating Barriers to Imitation - The Position Game - Offensive And Defensive Maneuvers In The Position Game - The Final Frontier of Value -
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
Introduction - Who Migrates? Theory, Lessons from the Past, and the Latest Data - Are Welfare States Endangered by Migration? The perspective of economic theory - A Model of EU Eastward Enlargement - EU Social Legislation and National Social Policies - Latest Data: What do we know about the 'New Migration'? - National Social Policies in the Light of the Eastern Enlargement - Conclusions
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
Introduction - Functional Form and Nonparametric Tests for a Unit Root - Fractional Integration - Semi-parametric Estimation of the Long Memory Parameter - Smooth Transition Nonlinear Models - Threshold Autoregressions - Structural Breaks in AR Models - Structural Breaks with Unknown Break Dates - Conditional Heteroscedasticity and Unit Root Tests -
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
The Crisis Year 1976: Events to Autumn, with a Brief Retrospective Back to 1973 - Autumn 1976 to Summer 1977 - Autumn 1977 to Summer 1978 - Autumn 1978 to Summer 1979 - Autumn 1979 to Summer 1980 - Autumn 1980 to Summer 1981 - Autumn 1981 to Summer 1982 - Autumn 1982 to Summer 1983 - Conclusion: Summer 1984
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
Political Economy of Poverty Eradication in Malaysia: An Overview; K.Teik & K.Jin - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; K.Teik - Poverty and Inequality; K.Teik - Welfare Regimes, Social Services and Poverty Reduction; H.Salleh - Organized Groups, Development Strategies and Social Policies; F.Wah - Developmental State Capacity and Institutional Reform; A.Embong - Achievements, Limitations and Contradictions; K.Teik
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Successful Risk Management - A First Look at Risk Culture - Institutional and Regulatory Considerations - Deficiencies and Problems I: Concepts - Deficiencies and Problems II: Cases - Building and Strengthening I: Structure and Governance - Building and Strengthening II: Knowledge and Behavior - Gauging Success and Progress - Concluding Thoughts - Selected References - -
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Introduction - Private Companies' Equity Valuation Methods - Cost of Equity for Private Companies: the Integrated Pricing Model - Integrated Pricing Model in USA - Integrated pricing model in Japan - Integrated pricing model in China - Integrated pricing model in Russia - Integrated Pricing Model in India - Integrated Pricing Model in Italy
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
Introduction - The Great Moderation and the Unravelling of a Great Myth - From Model Failures to Streams of Data - The Problem of Credit - The Vienna and Stockholm Schools: A Dynamic Disequilibrium Approach - The Neo-Wicksellian Framework - Testing Wicksellianism - The Creation and Destruction of Capital - Where are the Customer's Yachts? - Post Script - Constructing Business Cycle Tracking Funds - Endnotes - Bibliography -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Overview of the Greek Banking Sector - Macroeconomic and Institutional Environment - Non-banking Financial Institutions & Capital Markets - Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis - Supervisory Framework - Retail Banking - Performance of the Banking Sector in Greece - Banking Risks - Corporate Governance - Recent Developments and Future Challenges -
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
Introduction: The Elephant in the Room and the Building of a Bridge - PART I: THE SCIENCE BELOW OUR DEEPER BEHAVIOR - The Myth of Marketing - Humans not Consumers - The Biology of Behavior - PART II: THE SEVEN STEPS TO BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Step One: Interrupt the Pattern - Step Two: Create Comfort - Step Three: Lead the Imagination - Step Four: Shift the Feeling - Step Five: Satisfy the Critical Mind - Step Six: Change the Associations - Step Seven: Take Action - Sources - Acknowledgements - Index
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Acknowledgements - Re-writing Imagination into Management - 'All beautiful poetry is an act of resistance' Introducing Metaphor - Fireworks and Football Crowds: Metaphor as Theory - Listening to Evelyn Glennie: Metaphor as Art - 'Exchanges with strangers and things alien' Introducing Dialectic - Polarities, Paralysis and Paradox: Centrifugal Dialectics - Hybridity and Synthesis: Centripetal Dialectics - Cacophony or Polyphony? Concluding Thoughts - Bibliography - -
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgements - Corporate Welfare Versus Social Welfare: Competing Needs and Interests within the Welfare State - The Political Economy of Social-Corporate Welfare: Competing Interests and Competing Needs within Various Capitalisms - Globalisation, Competing Interests and Governance - Varieties of Support within Various Capitalisms - Corporate Welfare Programmes - Welfare and the Global Economic Crisis - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: Achieving social and environmental responsibility in global outsourcing <br/><br/>Chapter 1: Why is Sustainable Outsourcing Important?<br/><br/>Chapter 2: Integrating Sustainability and Outsourcing<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Measuring Sustainability<br/><br/>Chapter 4: Collaborating for shared value <br/><br/>Chapter 5: Leveraging sustainability in relationships <br/><br/>Chapter 6: Steering a course on sustainability <br/><br/>Conclusion <br/><br/>
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Introduction: At the Verge of a Paradigm Shift? - Drivers and Technologies for Decentralized Energy Supply - Micro CHP and Micro Turbines b Disruptive Business Models and Innovation Networks - Bioenergy Villages, Micro Grids and Electric Cars b Re-communalization and the Rise of Island Systems - Smart Metering and Smart Grid b a Necessary Upgrade? - Building Efficiency and Energy Service Contracting b Risk Reduction via Standardization - Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned - -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
Introduction: How to Build and Retain Reputation With the Help of the World's Second Oldest Profession - PART I: HOW TO BUILD REPUTATION - The Power of Relationships - The Power of Publicity - The Power of the Truth - The Power of Your Personal or Company Brand - The Power of Reputation - PART II: HOW TO PROTECT & RETAIN REPUTATION - Controlling the Agenda - Choosing Your Road - Sticking to the Script - Sinning by Spinning - Rethinking Reputation - -
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Graphs - List of Boxes - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Demography, health and inequality: basic perspectives in life of young women - Education and skills of young women - Employment of young women - Wages and working conditions of young women - An industry outlook - Governance, labour relations, union organisation - and the Internet! - Perspectives for using the Internet on behalf of girls and young women: The case of the statutory minimum wage - References - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
Introduction - Chapter 1. The ageing consumer b a historic perspective - Chapter 2. Population ageing b situation analysis - Chapter 3. Introduction to physiological ageing - Chapter 4. Understanding customer touchpoints - Chapter 5. The ageing senses - Chapter 6. The ageing mind - Chapter 7. The ageing body - Chapter 8. The meaning of 'age-friendly' - Chapter 9. Evaluating age-friendliness - Chapter 10. Creating an age-friendly strategy - Chapter 11. Age-friendly employers and governments - Chapter 12. The future -
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
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List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Introduction - Use Cultural Intelligence to Translate Western Business Principles - Learn to Speak Softly - Become a Leader of both Tribes and Individuals - Assess the Human Capital Maturity Curve - Become Attuned to the Shades of Yes - Figure Out how to Help Others Save Face - Manage Flexibly when Encountering Rigid Beliefs and Practices - Know the Signs of Limbo and how to Get Out of it - Find a Way to Work in Paradox Country - <B></B>
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Foreword - White Spaces - How we Connect - The Power of Emotion - How to Be - The Thin Line - Thoughtfulness - The Way we Say Things - It's More Important to be Passionate About the Work - You Gotta be You - Before You Do Anything - Death by Deck - Organizing the Presentation - Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse - Own It - Getting Started - What They See is What You Get - Humor Vs. Jokes - Punctuation - You Never Know - Standing Up
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
PART I - Creating Value - Strategic Management and Marketing - Strategic Positioning Step 1 - Strategic Positioning Step 2 - Strategic Positioning Step 3 - Strategic Positioning Step 4 - Strategic Branding - Marketing Intelligence - PART II - Product Management - Customer Relationship Management - Advertising - Other Forms of Communication - PART III - Distribution Management - Sales Management - Direct Marketing - Merchandising and Logistics - Promotion - Pricing Decisions -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Dedication - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Lights, Camera, Action! Text Goes to Video-Based Content - Video in the Media Mix: Where It's Been and Where It's Going - Participate In The Video Transition - Creating Video: Top Considerations for Production Success - Return on Investment (ROI) - Delivery - Production - Video SEO - The Science of Getting Seen - Make Your Videos Social - Taking Your Video To The Bank - Appendix - About John Cecil - About Innovate Media
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Introduction b The Evolution of Best Practice in Manufacturing - Quality Improvement Approaches - Lean Improvement b Eliminating Waste and Inventory - Lean Improvement b Developing the Supply Chain - Cost Reduction Approaches b Utilising TPM - Cost Reduction Approaches b Gaining a Better Understanding of Manufacturing Cost - Flexibility - Delivery Performance - Innovation - Developing People - Adding Value - Conclusion
Overview What are the Early Career Issues? - Career Promoters - What Will Help Your Career? - Career Hindrances - What Will Block Your Career? - Women in Leadership - Looking at the Key Issues - The Organizational Landscape - What's New and What Needs to Change - Advise and What I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Career - Career Plan - The Historical Perspective - Women and Their Careers: How Did We Get Here? - Appendix - A Timeline of Women's Achievements, 1903 - 2011 - Epilogue -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures Acknowledgements - Introduction: Strategies for Longevity in Family Firms - Some Myths about Family Firms - Unique Characteristics of Family Firms - Analyzing Family Firms: Tools and Contents - Successful Family Firms - Competitive Strategies in Family Firms - Diversifying the Family Estate - Financial Strategies - Organizational Strategies - Institutional Strategies - The Process of Generational Change - Transition Processes and 'Third Parties' - Bibliography -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Introduction - Brands and Symbolic Value - Brands and Social Identities: an Increasingly Close Link - The Brand: What is it, How it Builds Value and Why We Grow Fond of it - From Authority to Lifestyle: a Mapping of Brands With High Symbolic Value - How Lifestyle Brands Work: an Interpretative Model - The Model in Action - The Economic Impact and Financial Equity of the Brand - Examples include Patagonia, Nike, The Body Shop, Abercrombie & Fitch, Club Med, Diesel, Apple, Virgin
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
Chapter 1: Introduction - Chapter 2: The Threat - Chapter 3: The Financial Challenge - Chapter 4: Know Your Enemy - Chapter 5: Competitive Intelligence - Chapter 6: The Key Question - Chapter 7: Planning the Defense - Chapter 8: Stopping the Launch - Chapter 9: Blocking Distribution - Chapter 10: Limiting Awareness - Chapter 11: Preventing Trial - Chapter 12: Fighting Repeat - Chapter 13: Defense Never Ends - Chapter 14: Defensive Strategy for Innovators - Chapter 15: A Cautionary Word about Competition Law -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
PARTI: INTRODUCTION - Nature of Behavioral Economics - Methodology - PARTII: FOUNDATIONS - Values, Preferences and Choices - Beliefs, Heuristics and Biases - Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty - Mental Accounting - PARTIII: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE - The Discounted Utility Model - Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models - PARTIV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION - Behavioral Game Theory - Social Preferences - PARTV: CONCLUSION - Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook -
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Chapter 1 - Practical Wisdom and Economic Models of Choice * Chapter 2 - Is There Anything Economics Cannot Do? The Need for a Background Account * Chapter 3 - Practical Wisdom, or Thinking about What to Do * Chapter 4 - Objective Functions and the Goals of Human Action * Chapter 5 - Contingency and Uncertainty * Chapter 6 - Modeling Virtue * Chapter 7 - The Synthetic Nature of Choice * Chapter 8 - The Unformulability of Practical wisdom * Chapter 9 - Conclusions
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction; R.Nagaraj - Economic Development and Inequalities; M.H.Suryanarayana - Social Protection Policies, Experiences and Challenges; G.Sen & D.Rajasekhar - Rethinking Reforms: A New Vision for the Social Sector in India; P.S.Vijay Shankar & M.Shah - Organised Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; V.Chibber - State and Redistributive Development in India; A.Kohli -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane - Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe - Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi - Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane - Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang - Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane - Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
What Kind of New Theory in Light of the Crisis? Schools of Thought in Macroeconomics Animal Spirits and Rationality Beyond Dualism Uncertainty about Uncertainty The Appeal of Mainstream Economics Mainstream Economic Methodology Methodological Pluralism and Pluralism of Method The Non-Neutrality of Formalism Structured Pluralism The Meaning of Open Systems The Issue of Uncertainty in Economics Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
A Broader View of Fiscal Decentralization in Developing Countries - Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Code - Health Development in the Decentralized Health System of the Philippines - Intergovernmental Fiscal relationships in Vietnam after the 2002 State Budget Law - The Diversity of Fiscal Decentralization below Provincial Level and Its Relation to Development in Vietnam - Decentralization and Economic Development in Thailand -
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
Introduction - PART I: CURRENT ACCOUNT - Summary of Balance in Payments - Trade in Goods - Trade in Services - Income - Current Transfers - PART II: CAPITAL ACCOUNT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNT& INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - Capital Account - Financial Account - International Investment Position - PART III: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN - Geographical Breakdown of Current Account - Supplementary Information - Glossary of Terms - Index -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Preface - 1 Introduction - 2 Trade - International Trade - Exchange Economy - Value - 3 Money - Functions of Money - Paper Credit - Banking - 4 Public Finance - Functions of Government - Taxation - National Debt - 5 Condition of the People - Population - Property Rights and Rent - Profits and Wages - Poverty - 6 Condition of the Economy - Economic Growth - Economic Development - 7 Economic Ideology - Natural Liberty - Socialism - 8 Conclusions - Appendix: Biographical sketches of the major Scottish writers - Bibliography - Index
From the Community-Without Individuals to Individuals-Without-Community - The Dawn of the Tragic Community in Greece and Israel - Solutions to the Ambivalent Quality of Life in Common - Dawn of the Modern Age - Towards a Community of Individuals - Between Hobbes and Smith - Relationship and Vaccine - The Neapolitan Tradition of Civil Economy - Virtues and Awards - The Ethos of Civil Economy - Evolution, Virtues, Rewards, Philia and Beyond
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Table of Contents<br/><br/>Preface<br/>1. Introduction: Motives and Methods<br/>2. Paternalism in Philosophy: Conceptions and Justifications<br/>3. Paternalism in Economics: Redefinitions and the Behavioral Turn<br/>4. Paternalism in Practice: Public Policy and Legal Design<br/>5. Paternalism in Contract Law: Rationalization and Critique<br/>6. Conclusion: Old and New in 'New Paternalism'<br/>Bibliography<br/>Notes<br/>Index<br/>
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
Preface - Introduction - The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory - The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality - The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics - The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society - Summary Conclusions - Notes - References - Index
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
Foreword - Acknowledgements - About the book - Introduction - Defining Meta-luxury - Conversation: Renzo Piano - The Pillars of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Dr Michael Scott - Craftsmanship - Conversation: Horacio Pagani - Conversation: Simon Jacomet - Focus - Conversation: Paolo Fazioli - Conversation: Francis Kurkdjian - History - Conversation: Kazumi Murose - Conversation: Francesco Trapani - Rarity - Conversation: Hans Peter Danuser von Platen - The Pillars of Meta-luxury in Summary - The Economy of Meta-luxury - Conversation: Salvatore Accardo - Manifesto - Sources & Bibliography - - - - - - -
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
List of Tables - List of Figures - Prologue - Acknowledgements - A Note on Referencing Styles - Historiography - Scope, Scale, Concentric Diversification and the Black Box - RCA and the Electronic Data Processing Business - General Electric and the Commercial Data Processing Market - The Ferranti Company and the Early Computer Industry - Electrical and Musical Industries - Strategies and organisations of IBM and ICT - IBM's other Competitors - Conclusions: Concentric Diversification versus Market Specialisation and the Problem of Resource Allocation
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
List of Tables - Introduction - Desire, Discovery, and Disillusionment in Modern Working Life - Affective Labor and Post-bureaucracy - Setting the Scene - Analytics of Compassion - Methods b The Solidarity of Detachment - Contractuality and Authenticity b the Dual Discourses about Work - Captain or Comrade b What Employees Expect from their Managers - Predictable or Pioneering b What Managers Expect of Employees - Coping with Contradictions - Tensions, Double Binds and Hybrids - Conclusion - Shaking Analytical Habits b an Empirical Quest for Compassion - Appendix - Methodological Details - Bibliography
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
Author's Note - Foreword Jess Encinar - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION - About a Different Identity - Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term - Homophobia - New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants - Cultural Allies - PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE - The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments - LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain - A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
Luxury Trends - Ultra-high Net Worth Luxury: how the Ultra-rich Consume Luxury - On Luxury Strategizing - Paths for the Emergence of Global Chinese Luxury Brands - Luxo Brasil - Luxury in China - Luxury and Art in China - Occupation Fashion Blogger - Luxury Online Strategy at Elie Saab - Engaging with the Luxury Consumer - Luxury Consumer Tribes in Asia - Luxury in India - Mimesis and the Nexus of Luxury Industry in India - Why Buy Luxury? Insights from Consumer Research - Tesla Motors, The Reinvention of the Luxury Sports Car Industry
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; L.Edvinsson - Foreword J. S. Edwards - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - The Knowledge Economy - Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context: The Theoretical Foundations - The Practice of Entrepreneurial Excellence in the Knowledge Economy Context - Building an Integrative Methodology and Framework for Strategy Formulation - Operations Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (OICBS) - Innovation Intellectual Capital Benchmarking System (IICBS) - Social Capital Benchmarking System (SCBS) - Conclusions - -
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Table of Contents - Intro - Why Should Siblings Journey Together - Why this Transition is So Hard - The Role of Complexity - Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Siblings - Setting the Stage - The Role of the Founding Generation - Managing the Outside Risk - Effectively On-boarding Sibling Spouses - Developing the Sibling Partnership - Building the Business and Family Systems to Support the Sibling Partnership - Sticky Issues and Predictable Bumps in the Road - Laying the Foundation for the Cousin Generation to Follow - Conclusion: Enjoy the Journey and the Destination
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
Defining Change - Thinking the Foundation for Managing Change - Understanding the Role of the Change Agent - Diagnosing Change: Methods and Approaches - Making Sense of Change: Process and Narrations - Selecting Modes and Styles of Intervention - Constructing Change Through Communication - Designing Empowerment: Principles and Practice - Managing Organisational Resistance - Constructing Change Through Storytelling and Narratives - Managing Change and the Alignment of Identities - Leading and Managing Change Through Dialogue and Inquiry - -
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
PART I: THE PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION - Globalisation of Markets and Competition - Designing a Global Strategy - Designing a Global Organisation - Global Strategic Alliances, M&As and Assessing Countries' Attractiveness - Entry Strategies - PART II: MANAGING GLOBALLY - Global Marketing - Global Operations - Global Innovation - Cross-cultural Management - Global Human Resource Management - Global Financial Management - PART III: BROAD ISSUES IN GLOBALISATION - Emerging Global Powers - The Social Responsibility of the Global Firm - Global Trends -
Introduction - On Your Mark, Get Set, Scale? - Developing a Scaling Strategy that Fits Your Ecosystem - Staffing: Building Your Human Resources Capability - Communicating: Achieving Buy-in from Key Stakeholders - Alliance-Building: Creating Synergies with Others - Lobbying: Using Advocacy to Create Social Change Opportunities - Earnings-Generation: Attracting and Replenishing Financial Resources - Replicating: Creating Evidence and Systems to Support More of the Same - Stimulating Market Forces: Getting Incentives to Work for You - Putting it All Together: Embracing Contingencies and Complexity -
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; T.Williams & K.Samset - The Influence of Strategic Context on Project Management Systems: A Senior Management Perspective; V.K.Narayanan & R.DeFillippi - The Proposal; K.Samset & G.Holst Volden - Assessing the Proposal; C.Chapman - Designing the Project; A.Edkins & A.Smith - Decision-makings in Organisation; T.O'Leary - Decision-making around the Project b How and Why 'Glory' Projects Fail; S.Cicmil & D.Braddon - Decision-making in the Political Environment; T.Christensen - Concluding Note; T.Williams
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Preface - Introduction: The Revelation - PART I: THE 8 BARRIERS - A PROMISE (an acronym) - Avoiding Controversy - Poor Use of Time - Resistance to Change - Organizational Silos - Management Blockers - Ignorance of Size - Superficial Assumptions or Wrong Information - Existing Processes - PART II: BREAKING BARRIERS - 12 Principles for Change - A Process that Works - PART III: THE RESULTS - Results: Thousands of Ideas, Profits, Simplicity, Culture Change - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Liberating the Way People Work, Think, and Behave -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Figures - Tables - PART I: THE SCHOLARLY VIEW OF THE MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - The Family Business; L.Collins - What is the Contribution of the 'Family' to the Modern Business; L.Collins - PART II: THE REAL MODERN FAMILY BUSINESS - Brothers in Arms: The Story of Thorntons; L.Grisoni, L.Collins & P.Thornton - Daughters in Charge; D.Otten - Fathers and Daughters; L.Collins, J.Tucker & D.Pierce - Brothers in Business: The Pakistani Family Business in the UK; R.Fakoussa & L.Collins - Harmonising the Family Business: Deconstructing the DNA of the Family Business; C.Seaman & S.Graham - - -
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE - Introduction: Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business - A Brief History of Enterprise - What does Entrepreneurship Mean to us Now? - PART II: CHALLENGING THE TRADITIONAL VIEW - Rethinking Small Business - Rethinking Entrepreneurship - Enterprise for Life - PART III - Becoming an Entrepreneur - Running a Small Business - Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix - PART IV: PROMOTING ENTERPRISE, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION - Why Intervene? - Promotion Methods and Policy Failure - Alternative Initiatives
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Introduction - PART I: THE INTERNET AGE - Society in the Internet Age - Forms of Aggregation on the Web: Social Networks and Communities - New Models of Social Intelligence - The Internet Organizational Realm - PART II: TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT - Digital Society and Trust - Value for Engagement - Value Creation on the Web: a Vision - PART III: HOW TO GENERATE ENGAGEMENT VIA BUILDING TRUST - The Value for Engagement Model - Value for Engagement Mapping: a Case Study - Conclusion - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface and Acknowledgement - Introduction - ICT and Boundary Innovation - The Advancement of ICT Tools and Knowledge & Innovation Management - The Innovation and Market Expansion of Video Communications - Collaborative ICT Tools and Organization Development - Product Development & Collaborative ICT tools - Workplace & Collaborative ICT Tools - ICT Innovations in Healthcare and Welfare - ICT Capability and Knowledge Integration - Implications and Conclusion - Convergence & ICT Capability - Appendix - References - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
Can the Euro Survive After the European Crisis? P.Arestis & M.Sawyer - The European Financial and Economic Crisis: Alternative Solutions from a (Post) Keynesian Perspective; E.Hein &T.van Treeck - Debt Sustainability Revisited; Y.Monogios & P.Korliras - Greece's Sudden Faltering Economy: From Boom to Bust with Special Reference to the Debt Problem; E.Desli & T.Pelagidis - The Irish Tragedy; Y.Kitromilides - Portugal's Best Way Out of Economic Stagnation: Institutional Reform of the Eurozone; P.Leao & A.Palacio-Vera - The Economic Crisis in Spain: Contagion Effects and Distinctive Factors; J.Ferreiro & F.Serrano -
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
Introduction - Balance Sheets, Transaction Matrices and The Monetary Circuit - The Simplest Model with Government Money - Government Money with Portfolio Choice - Long-Term Bonds, Capital Gains and Liquidity Preference - Introducing the Open Economy - A Simple Model with Private Bank Money - Time, Inventories, Profits and Pricing - A Model with Private Bank Money, Inventories and Inflation - A Model with both Inside and Outside Money - A Growth Model Prototype - Open Economy with Flexible Prices and Exchange Rates - General Conclusion
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Introduction; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & I.Elbadawi - Strengthening the Financial Architecture: The Unanswered Questions; B.Eichengreen - The Oil Market and the Financial Crisis; R.E.Mabro - The Global Crisis: Old and New Lessons for Macroeconomic Policy; A.Tawfik Al Sadik & L.Servn - Financial Crises and Real Estate Bubbles: Dynamics and Policy Responses in Dubai; B.Renaud - Sources of Economic Growth and Development Strategy in Dubai; I.A.Elbadawi and R.Soto - A Long-Term Strategy for Dubai Building on Innovation and Clusters; .Slvell
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Introduction The New Harmonization Issue in the European Union The Evolution of Tax Harmonization in the European Union The Need for EU Coordination of Corporate Income Taxes: Facts and Statistics Objectives of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Coordination Systems of the Corporate Income Tax within the European Union Effects of the Corporate Income Tax Harmonization / Coordination within the European Union The Impact Assessment of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base Supporters and Opponents of the Corporate Tax Income Coordination within the European Union Conclusion
<P>Introduction<P>Risk Management and Competitive Strategy<P>Assess Senior Management andRelationships<P>Assess Financial Performance<P>Analyze Business Processes, then Optimize<P>Manage Cash Flow<P>Manage Assets, Liabilities, and Equity<P>Improve Profits<P>Strategic Plans, Budgets, and Financial Models<P>International Financial Reporting Standards<P>Systems: From Albatross to Advantage<P>Work Smarter<P>Develop, Sell, and Implement an Improvement Plan<P>Paths to Success and Paths to Failure<P>Conclusions
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
PART I: IN THE TRAP - Into the Danger Zone - Why Players Need a New Rulebook - How Monetary Systems are Born - World Money without an Anchor - PART II: SEARCHING FOR WAYS OUT - Improving National Policies - A Solution for the Eurozone - Money International - PART III: FOUR KEY ISSUES - Those Global Imbalances - The Reserve Currency Overhang - Can Banks Be Made Safe? - Markets, States and Bubbles - PART IV: HARNESSING THE POWER OF GLOBAL FINANCE - 100 Years of Currency Plans - The Choice of the Standard - Towards a Real Global Currency - The Emerging Global Financial System - - - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Introduction; S.Cosma & E.Gualandri - The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks; E. Gualandri - Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli - Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi - Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti, M.Torresetti & P.Vezzani - Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma & P.Vezzani - Banking for Households; S.Cosma - Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni, A.Ferrari & A.G.Grasso - Private banking and asset management; V.Venturelli - Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis? -
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
Introduction; G.A.Vento & P.Porretta - An Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes: Suggestions from Literature; I.C.Panetta - The Guarantee System in France; P.Porretta & I.G.Bikoula - The Guarantee System in Italy; P.Leone - The Guarantee System in Spain; I.C.Panetta & C.Lo Cascio - The Guarantee System in Hungary; P.Capuano & P.Porretta - The Guarantee System in Argentina; G.A.Vento & P.Agnese - The Guarantee System in Chile; G.A.Vento & A.La Colla - A Comparative Analysis of Mutual Guarantee Systems; P.Leone & P.Porretta
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
List of Figures and Tables - Introduction - PART I: BRAND AESTHETICS: THEORY AND DIRECT APPLICATIONS - Brand Aesthetics: An Oxymoron? - The Relevance of the Concept - Historical Foundations: From Experimental Aesthetics to Postmodernism - Brand Identity - The Chain of Brand Aesthetics - PART II: BRAND AESTHETICS: APPLICATIONS TO LINEAR AESTHETIC EXPRESSIONS - Lines and Forms - The Relevance of Lines in Brand Aesthetic Management - The Semiotic Square of Linearity - Possible Meanings of the Four Lines - Managerial Applications of the SINC Square - Consumers Preferences for the Four Lines - Conclusion - Bibliography - -
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface Phanish Puranam - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Symphony Services b Playing a Different Tune; K.Balakrishnan - Globalization of Research and Development Centre: How GE does it in India; B.Chaklader - Quatrro BPO Solutions: Developing Outsourcing Solutions Innovatively; R.Gera - The Offshoring Industry in India: Moving up the Value Chain?; D.R.John - Dr Reddy's Custom Pharmaceutical Services: A Tailor-made Breakthrough Strategy in Pharma Offshoring?; A.Rajayya - Legal Process Outsourcing Opportunity and Cobra Legal Solutions; S.Ramachandran - eInfochips: Product, Delivery and Service Differentiation; V.K.Sapovadia - Bibliography - Index -
Preface - PART I: FRAMING DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS - Introduction - Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity in Organizations - The European Diversity Context - PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROCESSES - Doing Gender/Doing Difference - Cross-cultural Gender and Diversity Contexts - PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES - Organizational Strategies and Policies - Diversity Management: The Business and Moral Cases - Organizational Analyses - Organizational Implementation - Work Life Equilibrium - PART IV: FROM DIVERSE TO INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS - Lessons from Good Practice and the Future of Diversity and Inclusivity - Glossary
Introduction - PART I: THE HRM ARENA - Contextualising HRM - A Critical Perspective on Strategic HRM - HRM in Contemporary Transnational Companies - Diversity Management - HRM and Ethics - PART II: HRM IN PRACTICE - Human Resource Planning - Job and Work Design - Recruitment and Selection - Performance Management - Reward Management - Training, Development and Learning - PART III: HRM ANDCONTEMPORARY ISSUES - Change Management and HRM - HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement - Work Life Balance in the 21st Century - Managing Human Resources and Quality - HRM in Small to Medium Enterprises - Conclusion - -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
List of Tables<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Preface<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector<br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector <br/>Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
What is Complexity, What is Simplicity? - The True Cost of Complexity: What are the Business & Human Consequences of Complexity - What are the Causes of Complexity?: The Human Factor - Where Complexity Hides in Your Company and how to Find it? - How to Work Out how much Complexity is Actually Costing You - How to Remove Complexity - 20 Quick and Easy Things You Can Do - The Simplicity Tool Kit - How to Remove Product Complexity - How to Remove Strategic Complexity - How to Remove Process Complexity - How to Simplify Management Information and Reporting - How to Remove Organisational Complexity - How to Change the Management Behaviours that Cause Complexity - Communicating with Simplicity - -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introducing Seven Management Moralities - Seven Moralities and Management - Seven Moral Philosophies of Management - Stage 1: The Management Morality of Obedience and Punishment - Stage 2: The Management Morality of Selfishness and Egoism - Stage 3: The Management Morality of Conforming to Social Virtues - Stage 4: The Management Morality of Law and Order - Stage 5: The Management Morality of Utilitarian Welfare - Stage 6: The Management Morality of Universalism - Stage 7: The Management Morality of Environmentalism - Conclusion: Morality and Management - Notes - Bibliography - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
Introduction: Why Research Ethics Matters - PART I: ETHICAL BASICS - Thinking Critically About Ethics - Ethical Principles and Codes - Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms - PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE - Research Design and Ethics - Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project - Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project - PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' - Informed Consent - Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality - Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants - Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety - Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics - The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People - Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity - Internet Research and Ethics - Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
Introduction and Background - - Part 1 What Has Happened to Our Work Culture and Why? - - 1. The Crash of 2008: What Happened and Why Did It Happen? - - 2. A Benefit of the Crash: More Focus on Culture and Engagement at Work - - 3. Ego at Work: The Common Thread between the Crash and Low Engagement - - Part 2 What Can We Do To Change? - - 4. Balancing <STRONG>Me</STRONG> and <STRONG>We</STRONG>: Building a Sustainable, High Enagement Work Culture - - 5. Case Studies for the High Engagement Culture: BMW Group and Whole Foods Market - - 6. Why All This Matters So Much, and Where We Go From Here - - Notes - - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
Acknowledgements - Introductions - Vesting for Success - Rule 1 b Focus on Outcomes, Not Transactions: P&G's Game Changer in Outsourcing - Rule 2 b Focus on the What, not the How: Bridging the Gap: the Rebuilding of the I35 Bridge: - Rule 3 b Clearly Defined and Measurable Desired Outcomes: - From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 4 b Pricing Model with Incentives From Weapons to Wildlife: The Story of Rocky Flats - Rule 5 b Insight vs Oversight Governance: The Secret Sauce of McDonald's Supply Chain Success - One size fits all: How the Five Rules bring Transformation to Organizations of all Types and Sizes - Conclusion
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Managing Change - Preliminary Research - Case Study: Domestic Provider - Case Study: Offshore Provider - Case Study: European Provider - Case Study: Global Provider - Cross-case Analysis - Quantitative Results - Conclusion - Annexes - References - Appendix A: Research Methodology - Appendix B: Preliminary Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix C: Preliminary Research: Interview Questions - Appendix D: Main Research: Overview of Interviewees - Appendix E: Main Research: Interview Questions - Appendix F: Main Research: Interview Extracts - Appendix G: Survey Questions - Summary - Index -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
Convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: Lessons and Non-Lessons from the Crisis; L.B.Smaghi - Crisis and Recovery in Emerging Europe: the Policy Response in Retrospect and Challenges Ahead; J.Stark - A Fragile Recovery: Emerging Europe since the 2008-9 Crisis; Y.Koriyenko, F.Ohnsorge, F.Ricka & J.Zettelmeyer - Emerging Europe: Refining the Growth Model to Support Sustainable Convergence; B.B.Bakker & Y.Sun - Emerging Europe in the Great Recession: Is Europe Different? F.Coricell - Balance Sheet Repair and Reviving Private Sector Lending; P.Mooslecner & T.Reininger - Challenges after the Crisis in Emerging Europe: A Look Outside the EU Borders; K.Buysse & F.Gurtner -
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The "Missing Equations" for Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Estimating the "Missing Equations" for Developing Countries<br/>A Quest for the "Missing Equations" in OECD Countries<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and the Kalman Filter: A Survey and Estimation<br/>The NAIRU, Potential Output and Okun's Law: Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Finance and Growth: VARs with Cointegration for the USA, the UK and Japan<br/>Financial Structure and Economic Growth: The USA, UK and Japanese Experiences<br/>Has Growth Been Led by Investment or Exports? Prewar and Postwar USA, UK and Japan<br/>Investment, Exports and Growth: Evidence from Some Developing Countries
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
PART I: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND MIGRATION - The Great Recession and its Distinctive Features - Migration Surrounding Social and Economic Realities - The Crisis and its Impact on the Pattern of Migration: Changing Trends in Flows and Stocks - Effects of Changes in the Migration Pattern: Discerning Perils, Pitfalls and Promise - Meeting the Challenge: the Response - PART II: THE FUTURE - Arab Spring, Islamic Winter and the Likely Migration Trends: Middle East and North Africa - South-South Migration: A Changing Landscape of Human Mobility - The Future of Global Migration: How Will it Look by 2045? - PART III: A NEW OPPORTUNITY - Towards a New Global Architecture for Migration
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Debt Merry-go-round - PART II: BANKING - Banking Background - The Role of the Central Bank - Commercial Banking - Investment Banking - PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS - The Money and Bond Markets - Stock Exchanges - Hedge Funds and Private Equity - Financial Crisis - PART IV: FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION - Foreign Exchange - European Economic and Monetary Union - PART V: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS - Traded Options - Financial Futures - Other Derivative Products - PART VI: THE NEW TIGER ECONOMIES - The New Tiger Economies: China and India - PART VII: Trends in the Global Financial Markets - Key Trends
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
Preface to the Series - Introduction - A Roadmap to Resolve the Big Questions - PART I:JACOB MARSCHAK - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - Life and Legacy - PART II: WILLIAM FORSYTH SHARPE, JOHN LINTNER, JAN MOSSIN, AND JACK TREYNOR - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART III:FISCHER BLACK AND MYRON SCHOLES - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART IV: ROBERT MERTON - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART V: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED - Combined Contributions - Conclusions - Glossary - Index - Endnotes - -
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
The Globalization of Geographical Indications: The Challenge for Asia - PART I: THE THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS OF PRODUCTS OF ORIGINS - Geographical Indications and International Trade - Are Foodmarkets Special Markets? - Standardization vs. Products of Origins - The Multidimensional Definition of Quality - Products with Denominations of Origin and Intellectual Property Rights: The International Bargaining Process - The Concept of Terrior as the Basis of Corporate Strategy in Agribusiness - PART II: ASIAN CHALLENGES - From Products of Origin to Geographical Indications in Japan - The Development of Geographical Standards for Sake in Japan - An Export Niche in the Philippines - Geographical Indication and Industrial Organization of Food Market in China - Terrior and Green Tea in China -
Introduction and Overview; G.Moss - PART I: DIVERSITY IN GENERAL - Diversity and Webdesign; G.Moss - PART II: AGE - Age and Grey Entrepreneurship; L.Watkins-Mathys - Digital Communications and Older Groups: an Anglo-French Comparison; H.Mullen, G.Moss& C.Wulf - PART III: PERSONALITY - Adapting Communications Styles to the Needs of the Market; H.Buchanan - PART IV: GENDER - Transforming a White, Masculine Organisational Culture; I.Dodds - Maximising the Effectiveness of Advertising for Female Markets; T.Jordan - Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional Services Sector: Insights into the Legal, Accountancy, dDesign and IT Sectors; G.Moss - Profiting from Diversity in the Banking Sector; I.Maque, A.Becuwe, I.Prim-Allaz& A.Garnier - PART V: DISABILITY - Deaf People in the Workplace; M.Hersh -
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.Case, H.Hpfl & H.Letiche - Belief; A.Lingis - Philosophy As Activity; H.Letiche & J.-L.Moriceau - Buddhist Belief and Living Ethics: Challenging Business Ethics; P.Case & R.Brohm - Organising a Buddhist Way; D.M.Hosking - Islam, Belief System and Organization; D.Weir - Catholicism: Incarnation and Remembrance of the Body; H.Hpfl - Waging A War Against Oneself: Busy-ness, Contemplation and the Mystery of Being; D.Torevell - Agency Without Agents: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity and Ethics; J.Roberts - Trading Belief: Moments of Exchange; G.Lightfoot & S.Lilley - Sustainability and the Spiritual Work Ethic; E.Bell, J.Cullen & S.Taylor - Belief, Parrhesia and Practice; H.Letiche - -
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
SECTION 1: EXPERIENCE AND CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - Customer Happiness: The Ultimate Goal and How to Achieve It - Key Findings of 'Positive Psychology' - SECTION 2: THE THREE ROUTES TO CUSTOMER HAPPINESS - The Hedonic Route: Pleasure and Positive Emotions - The Eudaimonic Route: Engagement and Meaning - The Transformational Route: Growth and Development - SECTION 3: CUSTOMER HAPPINESS AND THE ORGANIZATION - Organizational Requirements for 'Happiness Management' - The People Factor: Hedonic, Eudaimonic, and Transformational Experiences for Your Employees - Metrics of Experience and Happiness Management - SECTION 4: CONCLUSION - From Happy Customers to Happy Profits -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Figures - Preface - PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES - Introduction: Organizing Health Care Work in Late Modernity - Organizing Health Care Work: Co-aligning Institutions and Materiality - Organization Studies of Health Care Work: An Overview and Look at the Future - PART II: HEALTH CARE PRACTICES - Coordinating Care Paths: The Patient as a Boundary Object - Standardizing: The Introduction of Evidence-based Methods into Drug Abuse Treatment - Crossing and Constructing Boundaries: A Case of an Infusion Pump - Engaging Material Resources: Nursing Work in Leukaemia Care - PART III: BRIDGING INSTITUTIONAL AND MATERIALITY IN HEALTH CARE - Assembling Health Care Work - Appendix: Research Methods - Bibliography - Index - -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
Preface; M.Weinberg - Abbreviations - Introduction - This Year's Tax Changes - The Basis of Your Tax Liability - Personal Reliefs - Annual Interests and other Payments - Computing Your Income Tax Bill - Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children - Income from Land and Property - Income from Dividends and Interest - Life Assurance - Income from Employments and PAYE - Income from Businesses and Professions - Partnerships - Companies - Pensions - Miscellaneous Aspects - Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims - Domicile and Residence - Tax on Foreign Income - Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants - Capital Gains Tax - The Taxation of Trusts and Estates - Inheritance Tax - An Outline of VAT - Stamp Duty - Social Security - Tax Saving Hints - Tax Tables - Glossary - Index
PART I: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL DNA - The Entrepreneurial Revolution - Entrepreneur Superhero - Entrepreneur Spiderman - Entrepreneurial Architecture - PART II: LEADING AND MANAGING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Leadership - Creating the Entrepreneurial Culture - Building the Entrepreneurial Organisation - Managing the Entrepreneurial Organisation - PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION - Entrepreneurial Strategies - Lifecycle and Portfolio Strategies - Developing Strategies for Growth - PART IV: ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION - Entrepreneurial Innovation - Encouraging Creativity - Encouraging Marketing and Product Innovation - Epilogue
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo - PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES - Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;T.Gylfason - Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha - Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos - Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche - PART II: CASE STUDIES - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik - Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. - Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher - Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg - Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina - Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo -
Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima - Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor - Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani - Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto - The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima - Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini - A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni - Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano - The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche -
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
Introduction - The Fiscal Crisis and Recovery - The Rise of Wall Street and the First Boom and Bust - The Decline of Manufacturing - The Rise of Tourism - The Importance of Immigrants - A Real Estate Business Unlike Any Other - Wall Street Revives and the Internet Boom Creates Silicon Alley - Retail: The Invasion Remakes the City - The Enduring Media Business - The Internet Bust, the Terrorist Attacks and the Beginnings of Another Boom - Development: A City that Constantly Rebuilds Itself - Residential New York: Insiders versus the Outsiders - Small Business: Lionized in Rhetoric and Oppressed in Practice - Health Care and Nonprofits - The Unprecedented Wealth of the Third Wall Street Boom - The Financial Crisis and Great Recession - Power: Concentric Circles and Declining Influence - Diversifying the Economy - Conclusion
Introduction - Actors, Paradigms and Ideologies in Global Governance for Sustainability - System of Accounts for Global Entropy-Production (SAGE-P) - Interdisciplinarity and Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis of the UK Economy - Comparative Behaviour and Institutions - The Systemic Psychological Description of Ecological Consciousness - Sustainable Development: From Concepts to Models - Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Energy Saving - Climate Change Discourse Analysis: The Russian Case - New Europe - New Energy: Sustainable Energy in the Expanded EU - The Environmental Quality of Growth Indicators - Evaluating the Sustainable Development of a Region Using a System of Indicators
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Time Series Analysis and the British - Yule: The time-correlation Problem, Nonsense Correlations, Periodicity and Autoregressions - Kendall: Generalizations and Extensions of Stationary Autoregressive Models - Durbin: Inference, Estimation, Seasonal Adjustment and Structural Modelling - Jenkins: Inference in Autoregressive Models and Spectral Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control - Box and Jenkins: Modelling Seasonal Time Series and Transfer Function Analysis - Box and Jenkins: Developments Post-1970 - Granger: Spectral Analysis, Causality, Forecasting, Model Interpretation and Non-linearity - Granger: Long Memory, Fractional Differencing, Spurious Regressions and Cointegration - The End of the Affair?
PART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY - Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence - Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology - Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions - PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT - Determinantsof Usages in the Ivory Coast - Adoption and Access Frequency - Valuing Time Intensive Goods - Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg - Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention - PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS - File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music - An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs - Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT - Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
PART 1: THE TRADING WORLD: PATTERNS AND POLICY - The Structure of International Trade and Factor Flows - Trade Policy Instruments and Environment - PART 2: COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - The Ricardian Framework - The Factor Abundance Model - Trade Policy - Factor Mobility and Trade - The Factor Abundance Theory in Higher Dimensions - PART 3: IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS: TRADE AND TRADE POLICY - Imperfect Competition - Heterogeneous Firms - Trade Policy in Imperfectly Competitive Markets - Multinational Production - PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS - Economic Integration - Exchange Rates and International Trade - Growth and International Trade - Appendix: Data Methods and Sources
PART I: WHERE DO WE STAND? WHY IS IT SO? - Growing Income Inequalities in Advanced Countries; N.Chusseau & M.Dumont - Inequality in Emerging Countries; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - The Working Poor; E.Kalugina - PART II: GLOBALIZATION, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND INEQUALITY - The North-South HOS Model, Inequality and Globalization; J.Hellier - Is There A Tradeoff Between Wage Inequality and Unemployment? M.Dumont - PART III: INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND LABOUR MARKETS - Growing Inequalities, Globalization and Trade Unions; G.Rayp - Efficiency Wages and Inequality; W.Meeusen & V.Stavrevska - PART IV: INEQUALITY, EDUCATION AND GROWTH - Education, Intergenerational Mobility and Inequality; N.Chusseau & J.Hellier - Inequality, Growth and Welfare: The Main Links; J.Hellier & S.Lambrecht
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
<P>PART I: THE INVESTOR UNIVERSE<B>Pep Talk<B>The Growth Challenge<B>Modern Investing Theories and Practices<B>The Securities Markets<B>Reaching the Individual Investor<B>Targeting Institutional Investors: The Microcap Funds<B>About Consensus Risk<B>PART II: GOVERNANCE AND DISCOLOSURE<B>Governance: The Investment Manager's Perspective<B>Governance: Regulation FD<B>Governance: Sarbannes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank<B>Governance: Shareholder Activists and 'Rightful Concerns'<B>Financial Reporting<B>PART III: CORPORATE PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE INVESTOR RELATIONS<B>Establishing An Investor Relations Program<B>Best Practices for News Releases<B>Best Practices for Conference Calls and Presentations<B>Best Practices for Using the Net: Confronting the Chat Room Pox
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
Introduction; J.Canals - Global Leadership Development: Reframing the Needs of Global Companies; J.Canals - Innovation at Global Leadership Development; N.Nohria - Combining Purpose and Performance: A New Look at Global Business Schools; D.Jain & M.Golosinski - The ABCD of Leadership Development in World 3.0; P.Ghemawat - The Development of General Managers Capabilities in a Global Economy; R.Bruner, R.Conroy & S.Snell - What Role Management Development has to Play in Growing International Companies; P.Nueno - Accounting for Culture in Global Leadership; C.S.Runde - Globalization and Sustainable Leadership; M.Elvira & A.Davila - Global Leadership in Multicultural Teams; Y.Lee - Management Innovation and Talent Development: The Next Wave Coming from Asia; B.Young - Rethinking the Role of Business Schools in Developing Global Talent; T.Snyder
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT - Preface - Introduction - Organisations, Managers and the Environment - Managing in a Changing Environment - Management Ethics and Risk - The Practice of Management - PART II: ORGANISATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT - Culture and Structure - Communication - Organisation Politics - Human Resource Management - Leadership and Management - PART III: STRATEGY, POLICY, DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES - Strategy, Policy and Direction - Marketing - Managing Operations and Projects - Financial and Quantitative Aspects of Management - Performance Management - PART IV: ENDURING PRIORITIES OF MANAGEMENT - The Management of Risk - Management and Motivation - Management on a Daily Basis - Management Development - Conclusions: Managing for the Present and Future - -
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Preface - Introduction - PART I: SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMS THINKING: INTRODUCTION - Systems Thinking and Systems Methodology - Systems Concepts - The Problem Situation - System Models and Diagrams - PART II: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE METHODOLOGIES: INTRODUCTION - Overview of Hard OR Methodology - Soft System Thinking - Implementation and Code of Ethics - PART III: ASSESSING COSTS AND BENEFITS, DEALING WITH TIME - Relevant Costs and Benefits - Discounted Cash Flows - Decision Making Over Time - PART IV: HARD MS/OR METHODS - Marginal and Incremental Analysis - Constrained Decision Making - Multiple Constraints - Linear Programming - Uncertainty - Waiting Lines: Stochastic Systems - Simulation in Management Science - Decision and Risk Analysis - Decisions with Multiple Objectives - Bibliography - Glossary of Technical Terms - Index
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
Preface - Notes - Acknowledgements - PART I: MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS - Revision Mathematics - Keeping up with Change: Index Numbers - PART II: COLLECTING & INTERPRETING DATA - Collecting Data: Surveys and Samples - Finding Patterns in Data: Charts and Tables - Making Sense of Data: Averages and Measures of Spread - PART III: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS - Taking a Chance: Probability - The Shape of Data: Probability Distributions - Interpreting with Confidence: Analysis of Sample Data - Checking Ideas: Testing a Hypothesis - Cause and Effect: Correlation and Regression - PART IV: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES - How to Make Good Decisions - Choosing Wisely: Investment Appraisal - Forecasting: Time Series Analysis - Making the Most of Things: Linear Programming - Planning Large Projects: Network Analysis - Appendices - Index
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Acknowledgments * Introduction and Overview * 1. Basic Income, Liberal Egalitarianism, and the Study of Social Justice * Part One. A Society of Equals: Radical Liberalism, Self-Respect, and Basic Income * 2. Equality of Status and its Priority: A Rawlsian Case for Basic Income * 3. Are Only Contributors Entitled to Social Rights? Cooperation, Reciprocity and the Boundaries of Social Justic * Part Two. The Exploitation Objection Against Basic Income: Equality of Opportunity, Luck and Responsibility * 4. Why Unconditional Transfers Are Not Exploitative * 5. Jobs as Gifts. A Reconstruction and a Qualified Defense * Part Three. The Feasibility of Basic Income: Social Ethos, Work, and the Politics of Universalism * 6. Why Do People Work if They Don't Have To? Basic Income, Liberal Neutrality and the Work Ethos * 7. Social Justice in Practice. On the Political Implications of Radical Liberalism * References * Index - -
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
PART I: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Introduction to Business Accounting - The Importance of Cash - PART II: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - The Accounting System - Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting - Conceptual framework for Financial Reporting - Statement of Comprehensive Income - Statement of Financial Position - Consolidated Financial Statements - Analysing Financial Statements - Ethics, Governance and Corporate Social Reporting - PART III: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - The Importance of Cost Information - Costing for Product Direct Costs - Costing for Indirect Costs - Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations - Activity-based Costing - Marginal Costing - Budgetary Control - Standard Costing - Capital Investment Control - Discounting Methods of Investment Appraisal - Issues in Management Accounting - Appendix: Present Value Table - Acronyms - Glossary of terms - Index
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - Financial Stability and Economic Growth; S.C.Valverde & L.Pedauga - Financial Crisis and EU Banks' Performance; T.Lindblom & M.Willesson - Diversification, Diversity and Systemic Risk in European Banking; P.Morelli, G.B.Pittaluga & E.Seghezza - Basel III, Pillar 2: The Role of Banks' Internal Control Systems; E.Gualandri - Shadow Banking and Systemic Risk: In Search for Regulatory Solutions; G.A.Vento & P.la Ganga - Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models; M.La Torre & F.Mango - Banks Ratings, Financial Crisis and Size of the Entities; C.Salvador, J.M.Pastor & J.F.de Guevara - Stock Exchanges Mergers at the Aftermath of the Crisis. New Insights; M.Polato & J.Floreani - Sustainability and Financial Inclusion on the Microinsurance; M.de la Cuesta, C.Ruza & F.J.Garayoa - -
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
PART I: REGULATORS - The U.S. Federal Reserve - The European Central Bank - The Bank of Japan - The Bank of England - The People's Bank of China - The Reserve Bank of India - The Central Bank of Russia - The Central Bank of Brazil - The Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency - The Bank of International Settlement - Conclusion - PART II: CAPITAL ADEQUACY & MAIN OPERATIONS - Overview of Part II - Internationalization of Banking - Capital Requirements- The Basels - Banking and Foreign Exchange Transactions - Banking and Derivatives Transactions - Banking and Underwriting Transactions - Mortgage Markets - Mergers & Acquisitions Services - Private Equity Business and Miscellaneous Services - PART III: RISK MANAGEMENT - Overview of Part III - Financial Statement's Analysis - Corporate Governance, Risks' Metrics, Liquidity and Credit Risk - Conclusion - Annexes - Endnotes - References - Glossary - Index
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
The Origins of Marketing and Market Research: Information, Institutions, and Markets; H.Berghoff, P.Scranton & U.Spiekermann - Selling Indian Indigo in Traditional and Modern European Markets, 1780b 1910; A.Engel - 'Cotton Guessers': Crop Forecasters and the Rationalizing of Uncertainty in American Cotton Markets, 1890b 1905; J.L.Pietruska - Mail-Order Doctors and Market Research, 1890b 1930; D.J.Robinson - Making Metropolitan Markets: Information, Intermediaries, and Real Estate in Modern Paris; A.M.Yates - Introducing Small Firms to International Markets: The Debates over the Commercial Museums in France and Germany, 1880b 1910; S.A.Marin - Making the Ledgers Talk: Customer Control and the Origins of Retail Data Mining, 1920b 1940; J.Lauer - Markets, Consumers, and the State: The Uses of Market Research in Government and the Public Sector in Britain, 1925b 1955; S.Schwarzkopf - Mrs. Housewife and the Ad Men: Advertising, Market Research, and Mass Consumption in Postwar Britain; S.Nixon - Subliminal Sed
Provisional Contents: - Preface - The E-Business Domain - PART I: BUSINESS AND SYSTEMS - Systems - Human Activity Systems - Information Systems - Back-End Information Systems Infrastructure - Front-End Information Systems Infrastructure - PART II: THE TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - Access Devices and Channels - Electronic Delivery of Goods and Services - The Internet - The Web - Back-End ICT Infrastructure - Front-End Infrastructure - Data Security - PART III: ENVIRONMENT - The Economic Environment - The Social Environment - The Political Environment - PART IV: E-COMMERCE - E-Commerce - B2C E-Commerce - B2B E-Commerce - C2C E-Commerce - E-Marketing - E-Procurement - PART V: THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR E-BUSINESS - E-Business Planning - E-Business Strategy - E-Business Management - E-Business Development - E-Business Evaluation - Bibliography - Glossary - Index
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - List of Acronyms - Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility: Perspectives from the Middle East; D.Jamali & Y.Sidani - CSR and Philanthropy: Different Forms of Effective Social Investment; Y.Majaj & S.Kassis - Harnessing Values for Impact beyond Profit in MENA; D.Haskell, J.Haskell & J.J.Pottenger - CSR to Increase Access to Medicines: Lessons and Opportunities for the Middle East; J.Antoun - CSR: A Cost or an Opportunity for SMEs in the Middle East; D.Jamali & A.Tarazi - Socially Responsible Employee Management: Case Studies from Saudi Arabia and Lebanon; M.Eabrasu & A.A.Ariss - Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Jordan: The Potential and the Limits; M.Hindiyeh, M.A.Daabes & H.Salti - The Development of CSR Reporting in the Middle East; J.Vinke & A.Khatib - The AUB Neighborhood Initiative: Social Responsibility in a University's Backyard; T.Choueiri & C.Myntti - Conclusions and the
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - The Global Crisis and the World: The Cases of Emerging and Developed Economies; M.Marinov & S.Marinova - Foreign Direct Investment by Emerging Economy Multinationals: Coping with the Global Crisis; G.McAllister & K.P.Sauvant - Outward FDI from the BRICs: Trends and Patterns of Acquisitions in Advanced Countries; F.Bertoni, S.Elia & L.Rabbiosi - Internationalization of Central and Eastern European Countries and their Firms in the Global Crisis; W.Wilinski - Information and Communication Technologies in the Globalisation of Small and Medium-sized Firms during the Global Crisis: An Empirical Study in China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore; T.Borghoff - An Analysis of Macroeconomic Determinants of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment; R.Verma & L.Brennan - Influence of Cultural Distance on Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment; K.Blomkvist & R.Drogendijk - Russia's Emerging Multinational Firms in the Global Crisis; S.Fil
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
Introduction 'Job Quality: Issues and Developments'; P.Findlay, C.Warhurst, C.Tilly & F.Carre - 'Job Quality Trajectories Across Europe'; F.Green - 'Job Quality in the US'; P.Osterman - 'Job Quality in Australia'; B.Pocock & N.Skinner - 'Economic Policy and Job Quality in the Great Recession'; E.Appelbaum - 'A Framework for International Comparative Analysis of the Determinants of Job Quality'; F.Carre & C.Tilly - 'Corporate Governance and Work Organisation b Creating the Conditions for Better Jobs'; T.Huzzard - 'Making Bad Jobs Better: the Case of Frontline Healthcare Workers'; J.S.Dill, J.Craft Morgan & A.L.Kalleberg - 'When Good Jobs Go Bad: the Declining Quality of Auto Work in the Global Economy; J.S.Rothstein - 'Labour Flexibility and Precarious Employment in Hourly Retail Jobs in the US: How Frontline Managers Matter; S.Lambert & J.Henly - 'Strengthening Labour Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Worker Organisations'; J.Fine & J.Gordon - 'Under the Radar: Workplace Violations in Los Angel
A Walk in the Woods Aberrant Self-Promotion at Work - Aesthetics at Work - All the Questions and All the Answers - Appraisal Systems - Beware of Creatives - Blame Storming - Career Success - Change - Charlatan Detection - Could do Better - Different Perspectives - Does Coaching Work? - Evidence at Work - Expansion - Faking It - Face-ism and Shape-ism at Work - Food at Work - Gender and Job Satisfaction - Hating HR - How Management Style Leads Directly to Profit and Loss - Improving References - Incentive Schemes - Inspirational Teachers - Interview Techniques - Lie Detectors - Loafers, Suckers and Free-Riders - The Obsolescent CEO - Market Research - Mentoring at Work - Money as a Motivator - Nutters at Work - Peanuts and Monkeys - Power and Status in Organisations - Processes, Profit and People - Protecting Vulnerable Customers - Quant Jocks and Qual Jills - Recognition Programmes that don't Work - Religion at Work - Resilience and Hardiness - Resistance to Change - Seven Lessons for Appraisal - Showing off
PART I: THE ARENA OF CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - The Nature of Contemporary HRM - Corporate Strategy and Strategic HRM - Human Resource Management and Performance - PART II: THE MICRO CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Work and Work Systems - Organizational Culture and HRM - PART III: EMPLOYEE RESOURCING - Workforce Planning and Talent Management - Recruiting and Selecting Employees - PART IV: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE & REWARD SYSTEMS - Performance Management and Appraisal - Reward Management - PART V: EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - Learning and Human Resource Development - Leadership and Management Development - PART VI: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS - Employee Relations and Involvement - Health and Safety Management - Industrial Relations - PART VII: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - International Human Resource Management - Recession, Sustainability, Trust: the Crisis of HRM -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface/Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - An Introduction to Theoretical Issues; M.Atzeni - Factory Occupation, Worker Cooperatives and Alternative Production: Lessons from Britain in the 1970s; A.Tuckman - Going Underground: Worker Ownership and Control at Tower Colliery; R.Smith, L.Arthur, M.S.Cato & T.Keenoy - Workers Participation in a Globalized Market, Reflections on and from Mondragon; J.Azkarraga, G.Cheney & A.Udaondo - Democracy and Solidarity: A Study of Venezuelan Cooperatives; C.P.Harnecker - From Managed Employees to Self-Managed Workers:The Transformations of Labour at Argentina's Worker-Recuperated Enterprises; M.Vieta - Institutional Analysis and Collective Mobilisation in a Comparative Assessment of Two Cooperatives in India; A.Hammer - Self-help Groups in Nairobi: Welfare Strategies or Alternative Work Organizations?; M.Ghielmi - End Notes - Bibliography - Index - - - - -
The case for Strategic People Management - Corporate governance: ensuring propriety for performance - The contribution of environmental scanning to organisational learning and strategy development - The influence of Civil Society Organisations on strategic people management in the UK - standard setting and behavioural compliance - The critical role of the front line manager in operationalizing people management strategies: competence-based selection, performance management and management development in the police service - Violation of the psychological contract in employment: causes and consequences - Building an effective employer brand: its contribution to effective resourcing - Psychometric assessment and personality questionnaires - survey results and case study findings - The value of competency-based interviewing in recruitment and selection decisions: the right people, in the right place, at the right time, with the right competencies - Talent Management practices: their importance i
PART I: UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY - Section I: Identity and the Self - Who I Am? - The Quest for Human Happiness; Know Yourself: Mode D'emploi - Self Identity in Contemporary Science - Self-identity in Today's Business World - Section II: Identity and Community - Do I Belong? - Identity and Community - Collectivities' Rights at the Political Debate - Communal Identity in the Twenty-first Century - Communal Identity in Today's Business Context - Section III: Identity and Gender - Snow White Revisited - Mother Earth and Father Spirit; Reconciling Primitive Archetypes in Human Experience - Nature or Nurture? Man and Women's Brains - Socially Gendered Roles in the Public and Private Spaces - Gender Identity in the Business World Today - PART II: IDENTITIES IN ACTION - Section IV: Identity and the Market: - Is there Life Outside the Market? - What we Produce, Where and for What Purpose - The Value of Things - Changes in Organizations, from Multinationals to Global Networks - Identity and the Market - PART III: IDENTI
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction; L.Ciravegna - The Crisis from a Supply Chain Perspective: the Case of the Italian Automotive Supply Chain; F.Zirpoli, A.Stocchetti & E.Scattola - The Toyota Way and the Crisis: a New Industrial Divide; A.Camuffo & D.R.Weber - The Effects of Low-Probability, High-Impact Events on Automotive Supply Chains: Black Swans and the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Hit Japan; A.E.Coronado Mondragon & C.E.Coronado Mondragon - Chinese FDI in the European automotive sector; A.Amighini - Strategies and Performances of European Carmakers in China under the Shadow of the Global Financial Crisis; H.Tan & Q.Ai - From Torino to Detroit; G.Berta & C.Casalino - Electric Cars: is this a Boom or Another False Start?; A.Enriettia & P.P.Patruccoa - Environmental Policies and Lobbying by Automotive Makers in Europe; S.M.Wagner - Opportunities and Challenges for Open Innovation in the Automotive Industry; A.Brem & G.Schuster - -
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword: D.Lessard - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction - PART I: THEORY AND MODELLING THE MNE - Business History and International Business; P.J.Buckley - Internalisation Thinking b from the Multinational Enterprise to the Global Factory; P.J.Buckley - The Theory of International Business Pre-Hymer; P.J.Buckley - The Governance of the Multinational Enterprise: Insights from Internalization Theory; P.J.Buckley & R.Strange - Formalizing Internationalization in the Eclectic Paradigm; P.J.Buckley & N.Hashai - The Impact of the Global Factory on Economic Development; P.J.Buckley - PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT - Under What Conditions do Firms Benefit from the Research Efforts of Other Organizations?; M.I.Kafouros & P.J.Buckley - The Role of Internationalization in Explaining Innovation Performance'; M.I.Kafourosa, P.J.Buckley, J.A.Sharpb & C.Wang - Knowledge Accession and Knowledge Acquisition in Strategic Alliances: The
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Notes on Conventions - Introduction: Comparative Perspectives of Globalization: Historical Reflections on British and Japanese Enterprises - An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-century England; J.Stobart - Globalization and Voluntary Consensus Standardization in the British Wire Industry c1880; A.Velkar - The City of London, British Ethnic and National Identities, and Investment Decisions in the Anglophone New World, 1860-1914; A.Smith - The Genesis of Modern Management of Technology: The Case of the Meiji Cotton Spinning Sector in Globalization Circa 1880s-1890s; E.Choi - Globalization and Family Business, The Renewal of Idemitsu Kosan, 1990s-2000s; M.Shimamoto - Jute, Firm Survival and British Industrial Policy: Government Action Under Globalization; C.Morelli - Emerging Market Strategies in Compact Vehicles: The Case of Japanese Automakers; H.Shioji - The Pressures of Globalization in Retail: The Path of Japanese Departmen
A Good Send-Off - A Victim of Downsizing - A Work Prenup - Acting the Part - Action and Reaction - Alumni Activities - Assessing Management Potential - Boss Intolerance - Capacity and Performance - Change - Computer Pains - Cupid among the Cubicles - Don't Feed the Trolls - Double De-Motivation - Early Adaptors - Entrepreneurial Managers - Expatocracy - Fashion Victims - Female Negotiators - Gendered Working in Job Ads - Green Work Place - Hourly Payments - How to Get a Job - Hypocrisy at work - I'm OK - Journeys To Work - Leap Year Antics - Motivating Your Staff - Mystery Shoppers - Negotiation Skills - Off Duty - Passive Aggressiveness - Pathetic Prizes - Pay at Work - Real Merit Pay - Relationship Building - Religion at Work - Retail Detail - Rigour vs. Relevance - Safety at Work - Sconsable Offences - Self-Awareness - Serious Assessment - Sex at Work - Silocitus - Smells At Work - Splitting at Work - Staff Surveys - Survey Results - Switching Off After Work - The Dark Side of Happiness - The Importance of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Introduction; M.T.Witt & A.P.Kakabadse - State Crimes Against Democracy: A Clarification of Connotations; J.Dixon, S.Spehr & J.Burke - Normalizing the SCAD Heuristic; C.Hinson - From a Fabric of Suspicion: The U.S. Constitution and Other Founding Dilemmas; L.deHaven-Smith - Auditing Moral Hazards for the Post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) Leadership; A.Kakabadse, A.Kouzmin, N.K.Kakabadse & N.Mouraviev - Ideal Typing (in)visible Power in the Context of Oligarchic Isomorphisms; A.Kouzmin - The Social Construction of Race, Inequality and the Invisible Role of the State; C.Jensen - Unlimited & Unchecked Power: The Use of Secret Evidence Law; M.G.Alkadry - American Military-Education Convergence: Designing the Failure of Public Education; R.Simnjanovski - Privatising Vulnerability: The Downside to Shareholder-Value Maximization; N.K.Kakabadse & A.Kakabadse - The Determination of Behavioural Patterns in Tourism Destinations through Te
List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Another Book About Police Leadership - PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL AS A LEADER - Why We Need a New Approach - 'Do we want leaders or administrators?' - Principles of Leadership - 'Back to the basics works but only if you understand the basics.' - Leadership Styles and The CORE Leadership Model - 'I tried doing what the books say but it isn't working. Now what?' - Competency in Leadership - 'Trust Me; I know what I am doing.' - Organizational Climate - 'It's okay to make an honest, well-thought out mistake.' - Responsibility - 'Your people are you.' - Extending Influence - 'Perception is Reality.' - PART II: THE ORGANIZATION AS A LEADER - Levels, Stages and Interrelationships of Police Leadership - 'I haven't changed! I just understand the big picture now.' - Training Leaders - 'Getting the most out of what precious little time we have' - Promoting Leaders - 'Now that promotional list makes sense!' - PART III: THE LEADERSHIP PRIMER - Learning to Deal with Leadership
Notes on Contributors - Introduction - Xenophon and the Pursuit of Willing Obedience by Cyrus the Great; L.Mitchell - Sharing the Secret - Joseph Conrad on Leadership at Sea; P.Villiers - The Isolation of the Spirit - Captain Horatio Hornblower RN; S.Jones - Leadership and Monomania: Herman Melville's Moby Dick; B.Sievers - Nevil Shute - 'Pastoral'; D.Weir - 'Things for fall apart' - Chinua Achebe; J.Gosling - Leadership and Improvisation - 'A Bell for Adano' by John Hersey; N.Provizer - The Silhouette of Leadership - James Bond and Miss Moneypenny; B.Hawkins - 'A Wild Sheep Chase' - Haruki Murakami; C.Land, M.Sliwa & S.Spoelstra - Leadership and Expectation - Thomas Pynchon; P.Pelzer & P.Case - Leadership - 'The Madness of the Day' by Maurice Blanchot; H.Letiche & J-L.Moriceau - Leadership and Dharma: The Indian Epics 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' and Their Significance for Leadership Today; H.Verma - The Leader as Poet: Tennyson, Whitman and Dickinson; B.Mossberg - Leadership and Tradition: Rabindranath Tago
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction - PART I: THE FABLES - Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables - Connect - Concern - Creativity - Communication - Consciousness - Courage - Community - PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism - Good Friends - No Bare Hands in This Land - The Bass Violin Festival - The Reluctant Ring Bearer - Once Upon Each Lovely Day - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm - Concluding Remarks on Leadership - PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK - Specialized Topics - Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited - Good Friends Revisited - No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited - The Bass Violin Festival Revisited - The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited - Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited - Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited - Leadership Revisited - Concluding Topics - Exercises - Additional Reading - About the Authors - Biography of Fred Rogers - Bibliography - Notes - -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Introduction to the book: Collaboration in Outsourcing - Company profiles - - Part 1: Governance - Governance Models in Offshore IT Outsourcing - Gbor Majdn - - Security, a Three-Dimensional Case Study - Elena Iancu - - Mission Critical Outsourcing - Suzanne Haanappel - - Collaboration of Enterprise Architects in Outsourcing - Martin Janek - - A Decision Procedure for the Where and How to Outsource - Wouter Steenbeek, Lidwien van de Wijngaert, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen - - Success and Failure in Offshore Development Projects - Matthias Fabriek, Mischa van den Brand, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Frank Harmsen, Remco Helms - - - Part 2: Communication and Knowledge Management - Boosting Distributed Collaboration through Collaboration Tools Portfolio Optimization - Hristo Stefanov - Retaining Project Knowledge in an Outsourcing Context - Antonios - Lavrentios Voutsinos - - Initial Knowledge Sharing in Outsourcing - Aleksandar Chervenkov - - Optimal Team Composition in Distributed Software Dev
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction b The Emerging IT Outsourcing Landscape; L.Willcocks& M.Lacity - PART I: THE OUTSOURCING LANDSCAPE - Mapping the IT Outsourcing Landscape: Review and Future Directions; M.Lacity, S.Khan, A.Yan &L.Willcocks - Theory In Outsourcing: The New Challenge; M.Lacity, S.Khan &L.Willcocks - PART II: SIX THEMES AND NEW DIRECTIONS - Innovation - Step Change in Outsourcing: Towards Collaborative Innovation; E.Whitley& L.Willcocks - Projects b Managing Escalation in IT Outsourcing; D.Kovasznai & L.Willcocks - Offshoring b Cross Cultural Strategies; P.Abbott, Y.Q.Zheng, R.Dhu& L.Willcocks - Onshoring b What About Rural Outsourcing? M.Lacity, J.Rottman& S.Khan - Capabilities b The Neglected Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing and Offshoring; L.Willcocks & C.Griffiths - Cloud On The Landscape - Promises and Challenges; W.Venters, E.Whitley, L.Willcocks& J.Hindle - Index - - - - - - -
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.R.Smith - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; B.Gidron & Y.Hasenfeld - PART I: THEORETICAL APPROACHES - The State of Theory and Research on Social Enterprises; D.R.Young - Social Enterprises and Social Categories; J.Galaskiewicz & S.N.Barringer - Conceptions of Social Enterprise in Europe: A Comparative Perspective with the United States; J.Defourny & M.Nyssens - Defining Social Enterprise across Different Contexts: A Conceptual Framework Based on Institutional Factors; J.A.Kerlin - PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES - Managing Conflicting Institutional Logics: Social Service vs. Market; E.Garrow & Y.Hasenfeld - The Phenomenon of Social Businesses: Some Insights from Israel; B.Gidron & I.Abbou - Social Enterprise in Mixed-Form Fields: Challenges and Prospects; P.B.McInerney - Chasing the Double-Bottom Line: Fair Trade and the Elusive Win-win; C.Child - Mission Control: Examining the Institutionalization of New Legal Forms of Social Enterprise in Different Strategic Act
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Preface - Author Information - Introduction - The Software Start-up Decision Model - The Early-life Decision Model - Theoretical Background - Stages of Growth - Influence of Venture Capital - Success Factors in New Ventures and Products - The Influence of the Entrepreneur - Decision Making - Lessons of Software Entrepreneurs - AFAS - Customer Participation Sessions - Scoping and Focus - Licensing - Consultancy - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - DBS - Approaching Software Vendors - Changing Company Focus - Extending Product Range - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Noldus Information Technology - Don't Limit Yourself to the Start Niche - Being Open to Inventions from Others - Opening Offices Abroad - Community Building - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Exact - Vision - Cash Flow - Technology Choices - Focus on Marketing - Overcoming Problems - Other - Wrong Decisions - Summary - Stabiplan - Market Emergence and Vision - Introduce a Li
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Permissions and Credits - Notes on Authors and Co-Authors - Foreword b Time for a Rethink; Michael J. Salvino - Preface; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - Robust Practices from Two Decades of ITO and BPO Research; M.Lacity, L.Willcocks & S.Solomon - What Providers Say about Establishing the Outsourcing Arrangement; M.Lacity & L.Willcocks - What Providers Say about Managing Outsourced Services; L.Willcocks & M.Lacity - Creating Shared Services in the Private and Public Sectors; M.Lacity - The Changing Role of Client Project Management; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Best of Breed Versus Bundled Services; L.Willcocks, I.Oshri & J.Hindle - Rural Sourcing and Impact Sourcing; M.Lacity & J.Rottman - Shifting to Cloud Services: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities; L.Willcocks, W.Venters, E.Whitley & J.Hindle - Appendix A: Research Method - Appendix B: Glossary - Appendix C: References -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
Lists of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Purposes - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Introducing the Future - Why Teach the Future? - The Problem of Prediction - The Future(s) - Be Prepared - Imagine the Future - Create the Future - The Tricks of Foresight - Telling Stories - Pursuing Visions - The Benefits of Foresight - Structure of the Book - PART I: UNDERSTANDING - Models of Change - Introduction - Understanding Change - What is Change? - How Much Change is There? - The Four Dimensions of Change - A Model of Change: Punctuated Equilibrium - 'What can we know about the future?' - [Not] Predicting the Future - Certainty - Assumptions - Types of Futures: the Cone of Plausibility - Futures Methods - Some Definitions Around Methods - Thinking about the Future Framework - Conclusion - Resources - Systems Thinking - Introduction - History - Limits to Growth: Three Strikes! - Generalization - System Behaviours - Approach - Cybernetic Systems - Complex Adaptive Systems - Conclusion - Resources - P
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; D.Neyland, D.Guagnin, L.Hempel, C.Ilten, I.Kroener & H.Postigo - The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab - The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Protection: Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett - The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Regulation: Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff, B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier - The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland - Bridging the Gap: We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin, L.Hempel & C.Ilten - Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson - Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur, S.Gambs & A.Ho - 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis - Electronic Health Records b The Case for Accountability i
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Photos - List of Opener and Closer Cases - List of Intellectual Property Facts - List of Abbreviations and Acronyms - Preface and Acknowledgements, Second Edition - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: A Beginning - PART I: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FUNDAMENTALS - Intellectual Property Theories - Intellectual Property Systems - PART II: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTS - The Impacts of Intellectual Property on - Political Economy - The Effects of Political Economy on - Intellectual Property - Culture and Intellectual Property - PART III: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - Managing Intellectual Property Assets - Valuing Intellectual Property - PART IV: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES - Commercializing Intellectual Property Internationally - Licensing and Contracting Intellectual Property - Internationally - Global Piracy and Strategic Responses - Understanding and Benefiting from Intellectual - Property across Borders: New Beginning
Contents - From The Editors - PART I: THE CORPORATE WORKPLACE - 1. There Will Always Be Exceptions To The Rule - 2. I Do Not Need The Footrest Anymore - 3. Where Are We Going? - 4. Gorilla In Aisle Two - 5. Just Doing Our Job - 6. And The Deaf Shall Hear - 7. Who's In My Audience, And What Do They Need? - 8. Whose Chair Is It Anyway? - 9. Everyone Recognized The People Behind The Curtain - 10. Making A Big Impression - 11. Festive Decorations In The Neighborhood - 12. Client Retention With Dogged Determination - 13. Feng Shui De-Clutter - 14. How Did We Decide That? - 15. There's No Substitute For An Alarm Clock - 16. A Swift Job - 17. Compliment Or Insult? - 18. Stripping Down - 19. How's That Bonus Working Out For You? - 20. I Bet You Used To! - 21. No Monkeying Around - 22. Not The Assistants! - 23. How Did I Miss The Meeting? - 24. How Satisfied Can Your Customer Really Be? - 25. Genie In A Bottle - 26. Golf Ball Or Gulf Ball - 27. The Golden Officeb& - 28. Bad Or Good? - 29. This Is My Desk!!! - 30. Than
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Preface - INTRODUCTION - 1 Introduction - 1.1 What is this book? - 1.2 The origins of behavioral economics - 1.3 Methods - 1.4 Looking ahead - I CHOICE UNDER CERTAINTY - 2 Rational Choice Under Certainty - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Preferences - 2.3 Rational preferences - Box: Logical symbols - 2.4 Indifference and strict preference - Box: How to do proofs - 2.5 Preference orderings - 2.6 Choice under certainty - 2.7 Utility - Box: A final word about proofs - 2.8 Discussion - 3 Decision-making Under Certainty - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Opportunity costs - 3.3 Sunk costs - 3.4 Menu dependence and the decoy effect - 3.5 Loss aversion and the endowment effect - 3.6 Anchoring and adjustment - 3.7 Discussion - II JUDGMENT UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - 4 Probability Judgment - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Fundamentals of probability theory - 4.3 Unconditional probability - Box: Odds - 4.4 Conditional probability - 4.5 Total probability and Bayes's rule - 4.6 Bayesian updating - 4.7 Discussion - 5 Judgment Under Risk
Introduction - PART I: EXPERIMENTS - The Basic Income Guarantee in the United States: Past Experience, Current Proposals; K.Widerquist & A.Sheahan - Seeing the Sun Rise: The Basic Income Grant Pilot Project in Namibia - Realities and Hopes; C.Haarmann & D.Haarmann - Minimum Income in Brazil: A New Model of Innovation Diffusion; D.B.Colho - The Case for Basic Income in Canada; E.L.Forget - PART II: PROPOSALS - Basic Income and Republican Freedom in North and South: Financing Proposals for Catalonia and East Timor; D.Cassassas, J.Wark & D.Raventos - The Continuing Politics of Basic Income in South Africa; J.Seekings & H.Matisonn - Ireland and the Prospects for Basic Income Reform; S.Healy & B.Reynolds - Manifold Possibilities, Peculiar Obstacles b Basic Income in the German Debate; S.Liebermann - Prospects for a Tax-Benefit Reforms in New Zealand that Incorporates a Basic Income; K.Rankin - Basic Income in Australia - A Distant Horizon; J.Tomlinson - Conclusion - -
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
PART I: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES - The Analytical Framework; I.Kuroiwa - A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature; I.Kuroiwa - Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Area Data; T.Gokan - PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES - Liberalization, Integration and Industrial Location in Vietnam; N.Hamaguchi, F.Ishizuka & S.Sakata - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia; N.Hatsukano, I.Kuroiwa & K.Tsubota - Economic Integration and Industry Location in Laos; S.Keola, K.Hayakawa & K.Tanaka - Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration; T.Kudo, T.Gokan & I.Kuroiwa - PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS AND CONCLUSIONS - Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries; K.Hayakawa, S.Keola & K.Tanaka - Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries; S.Kumagai - Summary of Findings and Policy Implications; I.Kuroiwa - Explanatory Notes on Data Sources -
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
PART I: BASIC CONCEPTS - Searching for Holding-Together Regionalism - The Dynamics of Holding-Together Regionalism - PART II: POST-SOVIET INTEGRATION - Institutional Integration: 20 years of Post-Soviet History - Economic Actors and Regionalization - Convergence and Divergence of Economic and Social Development - The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Integration - Sub-National Actors in Post-Soviet Integration - PART III: KEY AREAS - Holding Together of Falling Apart: Results of the Gravity Equation of CIS Trade - Cross-Border Investment: General Trends through the 2000s - Financial Markets and the Banking Sector - Trans-Eurasian Transport Corridors - Towards a CIS Common Electric Power Market - CIS Telecommunications Sector: the Rise of the Multinationals - Agriculture in the CIS: Departing from the Soviet Past - Labour Migration - PART IV: AN INTERTWINED REGION - The Foreign Policies of Russia and Kazakhstan: Post-Soviet Regionalism and Power Balance - Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia - Issues for
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Introduction - L. R. Fischer and the progress of Maritime Economic History; D.Williams & L.Scholl - Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; C.K.Harley - The Progress of the Steamship in the 19th Century; D.M.Williams & J.Armstrong - The Advantages of Water Carriage; Y.Kaukianen - Building the Vital Networks of Trade; E.Lange, E.Ekperg & E.Merok - The Development of Commercial Infrastructures for World Shipping; G.Boyce - Government and British Shipping in the Later 20th Century; S.Palmer - Historical Evolution of the Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam; S.Vanfraechem - Institutional Path-dependence and Port Regulation; M.Tull & J.Reveley - China's Seaport Development 1978-2002; A.N.G.Koi Yu & T.Ka-chai - Hull's Maritime Business Sector c. 1860-1914; M.Barnard & D.Starkey - Risks and Rewards - the Business of Norwegian Shipping; S.Tenold - Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the 19th and 20th Centuries; G.Harlaftis & J.M.Valdaliso - Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; G.Harlaftis, S.Tenold & J.M
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
Introduction * Part I. Individual Well-being: current debate of thoughts * Chapter 1. Capability Approach vs. Happiness Approach * 1.1. Introduction * 1.2. Capability Approach: Theoretical Settings: Empirical works relating to the CA * 1.3. Happiness Approach: Utilitarian tradition: Current debate * 1.4. Conclusion * Chapter 2. Identity Approach * 2.1. Introduction *2.2. Identity, norms and ideals * 2.3. Multiple identities * 2.4. Conclusion * Part II. E-mapping and Entitlement Failures * Chapter 3. Exchange Entitlement mapping * 3.1. Introduction * 3.2. Exchange Entitlement mapping under the Capability Approach * 3.3. Endowments: commodities and achieved functionings * 3.4. Conclusion * Chapter 4. External Shocks on E-mapping * 4.1. Introduction * 4.2. Interdependent entitlements * 4.3. External Shocks and Entitlement failures * 4.4. Conclusion * Part III. Case study: the identity of maquiladora workers * Chapter 5. Social entitlements * 5.1. Introduction * 5.2. The Makings of the Mexican Culture * 5.3. Curr
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
Economic and Social Consequences of Industrial Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine: An Introduction; T. Brck & H. Lehmann - Worker Displacement in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis using Micro Data; H. Lehmann, A. Muravyev, N. Pignatti, T. Razzolini & A. Zaiceva - Stuck Between Surplus and Shortage: Demand for Skills in Russian Industry; V. Gimpelson, R. Kapeliushnikov & A. Lukiyanova - Innovation, Adoption, Ownership, and Productivity: Evidence from Ukraine; J.D. Brown, J.S. Earle, H. Vakhitova & V.Zheka - The Evolution of Labor Relations inside a Russian Firm during Late Transition: Evidence from Personnel Data; H. Lehmann & A. Zaiceva - Within-Firm Gender Segregation: Causes and Consequences; I. Maltseva & D. Nesterova - The Effect of Transition on Women in Ukrainian Industry: An Exploration of the ULFS Panel Data; T. Coup & H. Lehmann - Labor Market Restructuring and Poverty: Household Evidence from Ukraine; T. Brck, A.M. Danzer, N.Danzer & A. Muravyev - Social Security Impact on Labor Market
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
Defining and Measuring Vulnerability: State of the Art and New Proposals; S.Klasen & F.Povel - Establishing a Database for Vulnerability Assessment; B.Hardeweg, S.Klasen & H.Waibel - Using Household Surveys to Capture Vulnerability: Issues and Challenges; S.Klasen, T.Lechtenfeld & F.Povel - Mapping Vulnerability: Extending Static Poverty Maps for Vietnam; T.Lechtenfeld - Rural-Rural Differences in Vietnamese Pro-Poor Growth: Does Households' Income Composition Make a Difference? K.Mausch, J.Diez & R.Klump - Impact of Food Price Shocks on Vulnerability to Poverty: A Mathematical Programming Approach; M.Vlke, S.Tongruksawattana, E.Schmidt & H.Waibel - Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Comparison between Vietnam and Thailand; S.Praneetvatakul, T.Phung & H.Waibel - Ex-post Coping Strategies of Rural Households in Thailand and Vietnam; S.Tongruksawattana, V.Junge, H.Waibel, J.Diez & E.Schmidt - Financial Shock-Coping in Rural Thailand and Vietnam; N.Kemper, R.Klump, L.Menkhoff & O.Rungr
<P>FINANCIAL CRISES ACROSS COUNTRIES * Banking from Riches to Rags: Ignoring the Supervisory Red Flags and Thwarting Prompt Corrective Action - Gillian G. H. Garcia * Too Much Right Can Make a Wrong: Setting the Stage for the US Financial Crisis - Richard Rosen * The UK Banking Crisis - Phil Molyneux * The Sub-Prime Crisis, the Credit Crunch and Bank 'Failure': an Assessment of the UK Authorities' Response - Maximillian Hall * Crisis and Financial Regulation: The Evidence from Spain - Santiago Carb Valverde * Basel II Has Been a Costly Distraction on the Road to Minimizing the Societal Cost of Bank Failures and Financial Crisis - George G. Kaufman * Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy: A Study of Regulatory Privilege - David J. Reiss * OTHER ISSUES IN FINANCIAL REGULATION * Uncertainty and Transparency of Monetary Policy - Giorgio Di Giorgio and Guido Tra?cante * Privatization and governance regulation in frontier emerging markets: The case of Romania - Gilles Chemla,
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction; D.Rodgers, J.Beall & R.Kanbur - PART II: RECONCEPTUALIZING URBAN FRAGMENTATION - Urban Violence, Quality of Life, and the Future of Latin American Cities; D.Davis - Cocaine Cities; I.Navarro - Mobility Challenges in Santiago de Chile; P.Jiron - The Vecino as Citizen; H.Risor - Separate but Equal Democratization? D.Rodgers - PART III: RECONNECTING THE CITY - Irregular Urbanization as a Catalyst for Radical Social Mobilization; L.Earle - On-Street Upgrading? L.Aliaga-Linares - Of Guns, Ideas and Taxes; F.Sanin, M.Gutierrez, T.Pardo, J.Gomez & M.Pinto - Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires; C.Goytia, R.Pasquini & P.Sanguinetti - A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life in Latin America; E.Lora & A.Powell - PART IV: CONCLUSION - Towards a New Research Agenda for 21st Century Latin American Urban Development; D.Rodgers, R.Kanbur & J.Beall -
Introduction - Chapter 1: Introduction: Success in Alaska - Karl Widerquist and Michael W. Howard - Part One: The History, Economics, and Politics of the Alaska Model - Chapter 2: The Improbable but True Story of How the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend Came to Be - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 3: How the APF and the PFD Operate: the Peculiar Mechanics of Alaska's State Finances - Cliff Groh and Gregg Erickson - Chapter 4: The Economic and Social Impacts of the Permanent Fund Dividend on Alaska - Scott Goldsmith - Chapter 5: Politics, Preservation of Natural Resource Wealth, and the Funding of a Basic Income Guarantee - James B. Bryan and Sarah Lamarche Castillo - Chapter 6: Risk and the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend - Michael A. Lewis - Chapter 7: Permanent Perhaps: Challenges to the Model in Alaska in its First 30 Years - Gregg Erickson and Cliff Groh - Chapter 8: Critical Reflections on the Future of Alaska's Permanent Fund and Dividend - Karl Widerquist and Michael
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - The International Monetary System and the Debt Issue; O.Hieronymi - The Dual Debt Problem in the US and in Europe: Are the Policy Makers Addressing the Right Issues?; M.Sakbani - The Illusion of Monetary Sovereignty; P.A.Bod - Building Firewalls: European Responses to the Sovereign Debt Crisis; C.A.Stephanou - The Case for a Sovereigns' Bankruptcy Procedure; D.Kaeser - The Impact of the Current Eurozone Fiscal Crisis on the Greek Banking Sector and the Measures Adopted to Preserve its Stability; C.Gortsos - Options, Decisions and Implementation under Extreme Market Conditions: Economic policy in Greece the day after; N.Haritakis - Quo Vadis Global Financial Governance?; A.Baladi - International Debt and Globalization; A.Vautravers - Conclusions and Outlook; O.Hieronymi & C.A.Stephanou - Annex: The Information Crisis and the Need to Improve the Availability and the Use of R
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
Foreword and Acknowledgements - PART I: THE CRISIS OF 2007-2010 - The Nature and Effects of the 2007-2010 Crisis and Ways to Resolve It - The Nature of the 2007 Financial Crisis - An Overview of the 'Financial Sector' - Was this a Crisis for Everyone? - Some Effects of the Toxic Assets - First Effect: Difficulties in Routine Economic Transactions - Second Effect: Shrinkage of Habitual Sources of Financing - Third Effect: Deflation - Why we should Care: What Happens if there is No Bailout -the Mainstream View - An Alternative View on the Crisis: Austrian Economics - PART II: THE GENESIS OF THE CRISIS - The Roots of the Crisis - Some Basics About Shelter and Home Ownership - The Historical Context - The Mechanics of the Crisis - Investment Banking and Various Fund Managers - Mortgages and the Hierarchy of Markets: from Construction to Mortgage Backed Securities - Securitization - Imperfections - Three Chronologies and the Genesis of the 2007-2010 Crisis - Overview - Chronology of U.S. Government Interventions i
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc
<html><head></head><body>Introduction: Values and Humanistic Management in the Encyclical Caritas in Veriate; D. Mel & C. Dierksmeier<br/>PART I: ETHICS AND ECONOMICS: TOWARDS A NEW HUMANISTIC SYNTHESIS<br/>Deconstructing the Neoclassical Economic Paradigm; C. Dierksmeier<br/>Caritas in Veritate's Interpretation of the Nature of the Financial Crisis; S. Zagmani<br/>Foundations for Business Ethics: Exploring Caritas in Veritate; D. Mel<br/>Boarder Rationality and the 'Logic of Gift' in Economics; F. Torralba & C. Palazzi<br/>Efficiency vs. Fecundity: Rediscovering Relations; P. H. Dembinski<br/>Corporate or Governmental Duties? CSR as Subsidiary Co-Responsibility; M. S. A lnder<br/>PART II: MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<br/>Human Development and Business Practice; R. Kennedy<br/>Profile of the Manager in Caritas in Veritate; G. Beabout<br/>Christian Humanism in Business; A. Pezoa<br/>The 'Logic of Gift' in the Business Enterprise;&nbs
Contents<br/>List of Illustrations<br/>Preface<br/>Acknowledgments<br/><br/>Introduction<br/>PART ONE: BUSINESS AND CALLING<br/>Giving Meaning to Work: The Spiritual Challenge of Our Time<br/>Ingeborg Gabriel<br/>Reclaiming the Concept of Calling<br/>Hans Dirk van Hoogstraten<br/>The Entrepreneurial Vocation: Is Creating Wealth a Calling?<br/>Georges Enderle<br/>The Evolution of Business as a Christian Calling<br/>Gary L. Chamberlain<br/>PART TWO: FOSTERING A COMMUNITY OF WORK<br/>Toward a Theology of Business<br/>Denise Daniels<br/>Fusion, Fission, or Vision: One Calling, Three Metaphors<br/>John Strain and John Sherrington<br/>The Enterprise as Community of Persons: The Case of Bimbo Group<br/>Patricia Debeljuh <br/>PART THREE: FORMATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS<br/>Questions Organizational Leaders Pose to Theologians<br/>Andr Delbecq<br/>Roman Catholic and Protestant Perspectives on Business as a Calling: Managerial Leadership in the Corporate Sphere<br/>Shirley Roels and Regina Wentzel Wolfe<br/>Toward an Exp
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; K.J.McCarthy & W.Dolfsma - PART I: SETTING THE SCENE - A Perspective from Economics and Law - The Business Environment - Mergers and Merger Waves: A Century of Cause and Effect; K.J.McCarthy - The Legal Environment - The Same But Different? A Comparison of The Regulatory Regimes of 21st Century Europe, the US, and China; O.J.McCarthy - PART II: EXPLAINING M&A PERFORMANCE - A Perspective from Economics and Business - Firm Size - When Bigger Isn't Always Better: A Study of Mergers and Acqusitions by Small and Medium Enterprises; U.Weitzel & K.J.McCarthy - Merger Motives - Merger Motives and the Realisation of Gains; K.J.McCarthy & U.Weitzel - Shareholder Optimism - Shareholders' Expectations, Aspiration Levels, and Mergers; E.Diecidue, J.van de Van & U.Weitzel - A Perspective from Psychology and Sociology - Culture - Managing Culture in International Mergers and Acquisitions - Christine Coisne - Managerial
Acknowledgments - Notes on Contributors - Introduction and Overview; M.C.Gertsen, A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART I: BACKGROUNDS - State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration; D. C.Thomas - Danish National Identity: An Historical Account; U.stergrd - PART II: INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND CULTURAL LEARNING - State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning; M.Festing - Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-work; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences; M.C.Gertsen & A.M.Sderberg - Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company?; A.M.Sderberg & M.Zlner - PART III: WHEN CORPORATE CULTURES AND PRACTICES TRAVEL - Cultural Translation of Corporate Values; P.d'Iribarne - Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries; M.C.Gertsen & M.Zlner - Winning Behaviours in East a
Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; B.Jullien - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Presentation of the Book; G.Calabrese - PART I: INNOVATION DESIGN FOR ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Innovation Design and Sustainable Development In the Automotive Industry; G.Calabrese - Manufacturing Capability and Architecture of Green Vehicles; T.Fujimoto - Industrial Designers and Challenges of Sustainable Development; M.Vervaeke - Towards new R&D Processes for Sustainable Development in the Automotive Industry: Experiencing Innovative Design; M.Elmquist & B.Segrestin - PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL TRAJECTORIES IN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES - Balancing a Strong Strategic Intent and an Experimental Approach for Electric Vehicles; F.Charue-Duboc & C.Midler - 'Sailing Ship Effects' in the Global Automotive Industry? The Competition between 'New' and 'Old' Technologies in the Race for Sustainable Solutions; D.Sushandoyo, T.Magnusson & C.Berggren - Firm Perspectives on Hydrogen; M.Dijk & C.Montalvo - CNG Cars: The Sust
List of Tables - List of Figures - Notes on Contributors - Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed & T.Yoshikawa - Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman - Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy - Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber - Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang - Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian - Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee - Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch - A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera - Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Editor and Contributors - Overview - PART I: STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES - An Overview of the Business History of the International Mining Industry; S.Mollan & D.Kelsey - The Role of Mining in the Australian Economy; N.Garrow & T.Valentine - PART II: OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Transportation Issues of Australian Coal and Iron Ore; E.Barber - MRO Procurement: Best Practices Framework for Capital Equipment; A.S.Jeeva - PART III: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES - Practical Problems in Mining Valuations; W.Lonergan & H.Chu - The Tax Accounting Interface in the Mining Industry in the Context of IFRS; L.Nethercott - Carbon Tax: Economic Impact on the Latrobe Valley; M.Barrett, S.Maslyuk & D.Pambudi - PART IV: DISCLOSURE PERSPECTIVES - Permissive and Uninformative Reporting of Clean Up Costs; R.G.Walker - Capital Management Determinants of Financial Instrument Disclosures in the Extractive Industries: Evidence from Australian Firms; G.Taylor & G.Tower - Transnational Corrupti
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - PART I: FOOTBALL'S SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES - Company Management Can Teach Football and Vice Versa - Experiences in Society, in the Business Community and on the Football Arena - Differences in the Three Divided 'Industries' - Researched and Less Researched Knowledge Areas - To be a Club Manager - Configuration of the Book - PART II: SIX PROPOSITIONS AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE - A Successful Playing Style Requires a Good Football Leadership, Described through a Four Field Model - Proposition 4: A Methodology Implies a Superior Effect in Relation to a Fad - Propositon 5: Good Business Management can Teach Football to Improve (B to F- Business to Football) - Proposition 6: Certain Components in Football can Successfully be Applied to the Business (F to B -Football to Business) - PART III: MARKET b ATMOSPHERE ON AND OFF THE PITCH - The Market Mood - Involving the Customer: Co-production - Segmentation of Supporters - T
<html><head></head><body>List of Tables<br/>List of Figures<br/>Acknowledgements<br/>Contributors<br/>Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: An Introduction; E. Di Maria, R. Grandinetti & B. Di Bernardo<br/>KIBS And Knowledge Dynamics In Client-Supplier Interaction; I.Miles<br/>Knowledge Angels, Creative Behaviors and Emerging Innovation Modes: Observations from Alsace, Baden-Wrttemberg and Catalonia; E.Muller, A.Zenker &J.Carlos Ramos<br/>Knowledge Dynamics and Knowledge Commodification of KIBS in Time and Space; S.Strambach<br/>How Knowledge-Intensive Business Services Upgrade their Customers: Evidence from Russia; M.E.Doroshenko<br/>KIBS Roles in KIBS Industries; A.Alvisi<br/>Creativity Versus Standardization In Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: A Real Trade-Off?; M.Bettiol, E.Di Maria, R.Grandinetti<br/>Innovation and Co-Production In Computer Services: The Case of Complex Software Solutions In The Fashion & Retail Industry In Ita
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Boxes - Series Preface - Funding Reference - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; M.Gonzlez Menndez, C.Fagan and S.Gmez Ansn - Women on European Boards; S.Gmez Ansn - The Women on Boards in Europe Project: Aims, Methodology and Limitations; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards in Norway b Innovative Gender Equality Policy; M.Teigen - Surge Under Threat b The Rapid Increase in Women on Swedish Boards of Directors; L.Bohman, M.Bygren &C.Edling - Individual Competence and Official Support: Women on Boards in Finland; P.Korvajarvi - Women's Representation on the Boards of UK Listed Companies; N.Teasdale, C.Fagan& C.Shepherd - Women in Top Management in France: Still Waiting for Change; M.Smith, P.Srinivasan& K.Zhuk - Women on Boards of Spanish Listed Companies; M.Gonzlez Menndez& L.Martnez Gonzlez - New and Persisting Barriers for Younger Generations of Women in Management in Slovenia; A.MrD e
Preface - PART I: INTRODUCTION - Introduction - Project Management Methodologies and Problem Management - PART II: THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT - Project Identification and Concept - Project Planning - Project Execution - Manage Multiple Projects and Resource Allocation - Project Implementation - PART III: BUSINESS PROBLEMS - Business Units - Business Employees - Business Processes - Business Unit Management - PART IV: MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS - Management - Company Policies and Procedures - Company Organization - PART V: VENDOR PROBLEMS - Vendor - Vendor Management - Vendor Staff - Vendor Methods and Tools - Vendor Work - PART VI: PROJECT PROBLEMS - Single Project - Multiple Projects and the Project Portfolio - Project Leader - Project Team - Risk Management - Project Methods and Tools - Project Plan - PART VII: PROBLEMS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT AND CULTURE - Government Regulation - Country Culture and Society - PART VIII: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROBLEMS - IT Infrastructure - IT Systems - IT Management - IT Staff - IT Me
List of Tables - List of Charts - Acknowledgements - Introduction - A Snapshot at the Start of 2011 - The Case Study, Methodology, Key Players - PART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENEL - From the Origins to the Regulatory Shake-up (1962-1996) - Cultural Change, Reorganization and Diversification (1996-2002): The Search for a New Identity - Strategic Refocusing and International Expansion: Building the Future Enel (2002-2010) - 2008-2010: Enel Today - Enel, Ten Years of Extraordinary Financial Performance - Conclusions - PART II: WHEN MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE - A Balance between Dynamism and Preserving Excellence and Operational Reliability - Leadership in a Combination of Continuity and Strategic Change: Building a New Identity - Institutional Legitimation and Reputation - Conclusions - PART III: THE BEST ENERGY COMPANY IN THE WORLD - Global Energy Scenarios - Technological Foundations for a Sustainable Competitive Edge - Strategic Challenges and Building One Company - Conclusions - Afterword - Five Ra
PART I: INNOVATION AS A DISCIPLINE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS - What is Innovation and Where does Innovation Come From? - How Does Innovators see Things? - How to Create a Culture that Supports Innovation? - How to Launch an Innovation/Ideation Process in your Organization? - How to Enable Good Innovative Habits? - PART II: STRATEGY AND PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT SELECTION AND OPTIMIZATION - What is Strategy and Project Portfolio Investment? - How to Convert Strategy into Actions using the Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework? - How to Align Innovation to Strategy and Portfolio Investment Process? - How to Integrate Business Benefits into Strategy and Portfolio Management Framework to Track Value Metric and Shareholder Value? - How to Optimize Resource to achieve Delivery Success? - PART III: IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE AN APPROACH TO INCREASING SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND REALIZING BENEFITS - What is Implementation Excellence in the Current Changing Environment? - How to Develop a Discipl
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - About the Editors and Authors - About the Humanistic Management Network and this Book Series - Introduction - Why the Business World Needs More Integrity; W.Amann & A.Stachowicz-Stanusch - PART I: iNTEGRITY AS A CORNERSTONE IN BUILDING HUMAN-CENTRIC ORGANIZATIONS - Pursuing Organizational Integrity to Create Humanistic Organizations; A.Michael - The Circle of Leadership Integrity Within Business Organizations; A.Cohen, K.Fiorini, T.Culham & H.Bai - Humanistic Management, Operational Risk, and Employee Behaviour; V.G.Fitzsimons - Integrity for the Common Good: The Missing Link Between Neoliberalists and the 'Occupy' Discontent; M.Tavanti - Integrity, Legitimacy and Humanistic Management; E.von Kimakowitz - PART II: BUSINESS INTEGRITY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND BEYOND - Restoring Trust in two Australian Organizations: The Cases of Herron and Qantas; G.Latemore - From Practices to Processes: High Performance Work Systems and Integrity; E.D.Torre & L.Solari -
Preface; E.T.Brioschi & O.Lerbinger - Introduction - PART I: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION - CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE AND RESEARCH ISSUES - Corporate Communication as an Academic Discipline and a Strategic Management Function; R.Gambetti - Communicative Business: the Power of Corporate Communication to Manage Complexity; E.T.Brioschi - Corporate Communication and Value Creation (and Destruction) in the Firm's Evolutionary Process; R.Fiocca - Strategic Communication and the Entrepreneurial Role of the Corporate Communication Officer; E.Invernizzi & S.Romenti - Corporate Branding and Stakeholder Engagement in Corporate Communication Management: the Link Between Identity and Reputation; R.Gambetti & S.Biraghi - Corporate Reputation Robustness. Towards a Better Understanding of Reputational Risk; F.Lurati - The Conceptual Bridge Between Corporate and Marketing Communication; P.Kitchen - Convergencies and Divergencies Between Advertising and Public Relations; D.Tena Parera & D.Roca -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - About the Book - Organisation of the Book - Introduction; F.Go & R.Govers - PART I: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABLE PLACE BRANDING - Four Readings of Place Leadership; C.Mabey & T.Freeman - Beyond Place Branding; N.Ind & E.D.Holm - Crisis Communication and Sustainable Place Marketing; E.Avraham - A Perspective on Planning, Preservation and Place Branding; K.van Assche, M.C.Lo & R.Beunen - PART II: CHAPTERS ON PARTICULAR CASES - Case A: Sex and the City - City Branding Processes in Spanish Cities; G.Seisdedos - Case B: A Common Agenda for Place Branding: Made in Torino; A.Otgaar - Case C: Sustaining a Brand Through Proactive Repair: the Case of Manchester; S.Little - Case D: Social Media: Insight into the 'Public Mood' of Places? A Case Study of the City of Johannesburg; W.Schreiner & F.Go - Case E: Turning a Gemstone into a Diamond b a Green Design & Branding Strategy for The Ci
Foreword; T.Fenwick - PART I: THE NATURE OF EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION - Employee-driven Innovation: A New Phenomenon, Concept and Mode of Innovation; S.Hyrup - Employee-driven Innovation: Operating in a Chiaroscuro; A.Teglborg, R.Redien-Collot, C.Viala & M.Bonnafous-Boucher - In Search of Best Practices for Employee-driven Innovation: Experiences from Norwegian Work Life; T.M.Aasen, O.Amundsen, L.J.Gressgrd & K.Hansen - PART II: EMPLOYEE-DRIVEN INNOVATION IN THE WORKPLACE MEDIATED THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S LEARNING - Creating Work: Employee-driven Innovation Through Work Practice Reconstruction; O.M.Price, D.Boud & H.Scheeres - Explaining Innovation at Work: A Sociopersonal Account; S.Billett - Innovation Competency b an Essential Organizational Asset; L.Dars - Employee-driven Innovation and Practice-based Learning in Organizational Cultures; C.Hasse & U.Brandi - Employee-driven Innovation Amongst 'Routine' Employees in the UK: The Role of Organizational 'Strategies' and Individual 'Tactics'; E.Waite, K.Evans &
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface; S.M.Jacoby - Introduction - PART I TRANSFORMING MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN JAPANESE WORKPLACES - Japanese Workplaces in Transition - Management Practices in Japanese Workplaces: Myth and Reality - Emerging Management Practices and Work Organizations in Japan's Production Front Lines - Exploring Management Practices in Japan's Cell Production Environments and the Outcomes: Case Study Research - Testing the Effects of Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance: The Japanese Manufacturing Sector - PART II TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES OF JAPANESE COMPANIES - Japanese Companies' Workforce and Organizational Cultures in Transition - Workforce Diversity's Positive and Negative Consequences in Japan - PART III TRANSFORMING JAPANESE WORKPLACES OVERSEAS AND CONCLUSION - Impact of National Characteristics on HRM Practices: Evidence from Japan- and China-Based Manufacturers - Conclusion - References - Appendix
PART I: HOW DID IT ALL COME ABOUT? - Historical Development - Types of Businesses - PART II: THE REACTION! - Misunderstanding and Negative Reaction - Resistance to Building Software Managed Systems - PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY - Automated Computerised Systems and How They Work - Automated Marketing - Building Databases - Integrating with Other Media, TV, E-mail, Mobile Phone - PART IV: INNOVATIONS IN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - Extensive Use of Merchant Partners and Link Marketing - Willingness to Integrate Systems with Customers, Suppliers and Partners - High Levels of Reliability, Punctuality, Rapid Response - Flat Management Structures, Openness and Democratisation - Front-line Personnel - Enabling Staff - Innovative Ways of Financing Businesses - PART V: MARKETING INNOVATIONS - Fast Reaction to Market Changes - Systems for Service Recovery and Complaint Management - Relations and Long-term Loyalty - PART VI: THE FUTURE AND ITS IMPACT - Future Development and Effects on Society - The Growth of Worldwide Databases
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; G.Tortella & G.Quiroga - PART I: A MULTINATIONAL APPROACH - A Tale of Four Countries: Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship in England, Scotland, France, Spain: A Comparative Approach; G.Tortella, G.Quiroga & I.Moral-Arce: - PART II: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES - Entrepreneurs and Businessmen in Greece during the Long Nineteenth Century; J.Foreman-Peck & I.S.Pepelasis: - Business Groups in Argentina during the Export-led Growth Period (1870-1914); M.I.Barbero - Explaining Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from the Italian Case (Nineteenth and Twentieth-centuries); P.Toninelli, M.A.Vasta & E.Zavarron - PART III: THE SPANISH CASE - Some Empirical Aspects of Entrepreneurship in Twentieth-century Spain; J.L.Garca-Ruiz & T.Prez Amaral - An Approach to Entrepreneurial Success and its Determinants: the Case of Spain'; J.M.Ortiz-Villajos & S.Sotoca - PART IV: SOME LOCAL CASES: MINORCA AND MADRID - Entrepreneurship and Development
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Notes on Contributors - Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila & M.M.Elvira - PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE - How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child & S.B.Rodrigues - The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley, M.Rennie, J.Mueller, D.D.Warrick & L.Erakovic - Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic & B.Jackson - SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett - PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS - Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman & R.C.Beckett - Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess, B.
List of Figues - Foreword; S.Kapoor - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Indian Metrics - Introduction; G.Atwal & S.Jain - PART I: UNDERSTANDING LUXURY IN INDIA - Renewing India's Relationship with Luxury; D.Sinha - India's Historical Luxury Fables; S.Jain - PART II: UNRAVELING THE INDIAN CONSUMER - The Changing Luxury Landscape; S.Maxwell - Real Lives. Real Luxury; P.Saxena - Contemporary Lustre; M.Puddick & P.Menon - New Consumer. New Luxury; T.Recchione & A.Misra - PART III: TAKING THE BUSINESS STEP - Crossing the Indian Threshold; R.Kapoor - LUXURY RETAILING IN INDIA - Luxury Retailing in India; S.Chhabra - PART IV: WOOING INDIA - Delivering a Luxury Brand Experience; Lula Raghavan - Fitting in India; G.Atwal & S.Khan - PART V: THE MESSAGE AND THE MEDIUM - The Communication Dilemma; G.Atwal, S.Khan & D.Bryson - Creating the Hype; K.Medh - Bollywood and Luxury; R.V.Ahluwalia - PART VI: INDIA'S OWN LUXURY - Luxury Living; H.R.Cha
List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Target Audiences - I Mean 'Business!' - PART I: EMERGING TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SYSTEMS - A FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH - The Need for Large Scale Energy Systems Transformation - Not Technology, but 'Orgware,' Business, and Financing - What Will Happen if We Fail? - How to Identify Lack of Business 'Orgware' - The Contents of Business 'Orgware'? - Four Categories of 'Orgware' - Geographical Aspects of 'Orgware' - PART II: EMERGING ENERGY SYSTEMS - SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS - Business Situations - Business Situations, Technologies, and Emerging Business Models - Smart Grids and New and Visionary Materials Technologies - Development Opportunities for Well Established Technologies - PART III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND 'ORGWARE' - Development of a Visual Model and Decision Making Method - The Role of 'Orgware' in Energy Systems Transformation - Doing the Right Thing - Important Aspects of Change Management - Conclusions -
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; S.Turnbull - Preface - Acknowledgements - About the Editors - Notes on Contributors - PART I: BOARD DIRECTORS - Women on Corporate Boards of Directors: Facts, Figures and Analysis; R.Dang & L.C.Vo - How Successful are Women in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Evidence from the US Market; T.Triki, H.Sami & L.Ureche-Rangau - Governance by Boards and Audit Committees; G.Rioux - Enhancing the Board's Monitoring Performance in SMEs; L.Karoui, W.Khlif, C.Ingley & S.Boubaker - Corporate Governance: How do Non-profit Boards Influence Organizational Decisions?; J.Browning - Supervisory Boards in Developing Economies: the Polish Experience; I.KoE adkiewicz - Corporate Governance Disclosures in Romania; M.M.GrbinD , N.Albu & C.N.Albu - PART II: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Corporate Governance as Social Responsibility: A Meta-regulation Approach to Raise Social Responsibility on Corporate Governance in Weak Econ-omy; M.M.Rahim - Corporate Social
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Myth of the Rational Negotiator - What this Book is About - PART II: NEGOTIATION BASICS: STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement - The Bottom Line - Zone of Possible Agreement - Distributive and Integrative Negotiations - Try to Understand the Needs of the Other Party - The Negotiator as a Detective - But, Their Problems Are Not Your Problems - How Do You Want to Come Across - Don't be Afraid to Ask - Why a Deadline is Often not a Deadline - PART III: COGNITIVE ERRORS OF NEGOTIATORS - What I Remember is Important b Isn't It? - People Tend to Underestimate the Probability of All Other Problems - Valuing What We Have More Than We Should - Overconfidence - Escalation - 'Will you or should I?' The Importance of Anchors - The Myth of the 'Fixed Pie' - Impatience! - PART IV: EMOTIONS AND INTUITION - To be Angry, or not to be Angry? - Intrapersonal Effects - Interpersonal Effects - If Emotions have Nothing to do with the Negotiations - When Intuition Takes Over:
Introduction - Exporting an Idea; K.Widerquist & M.Howard - PART I: EXPANSION OF THE MODEL USING EXISTING FUNDS AND DIVIDENDS - The Iranian Resource Dividend; H.Tabatabai - Overcoming Dividend Skepticism: Why the World's Sovereign Wealth Funds are Not Paying Dividends; A.Cummine - Room for Improvement? Assessing the Strengths and Shortcomings of the Alaska Model in Advance of Export; A.Hartzok - What Happens to the Permanent Fund Dividend and the Rest of Alaska's Unique Fiscal System as Oil Production Continues to Fall?; C.Groh - PART II: WIDER APPLICATION OF THE MODEL - Applying the Alaska model in a Resource-Poor State: The Example of Vermont; G.Flomenhoft - A Worldwide Resource Dividend and its Effects on World Poverty; P.Segal - Constituting the Commons: Oil and Development in Post-Independence South Sudan; J.Hickel - Introduction to Chapter 9: Jay Sterner Hammond: Egalitarian philosopher, Alaska Governor; L.Smith - The Ideal Solution: A Plan for Iraq?; J.Hammond - A Cap on Carbon and a Basic Income:
Introduction; A.Heinrich - PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS - The Rentier State; T.Richter - The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland - Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann - Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder - PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR - Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev - Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir - Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev - The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan; H.Meissner - Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison - PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT - Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer - Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard - National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet - The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines - PART IV: SPEN
Introduction - PART I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ON THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH DEBATE - Balance of Payments Constrained Growth Models: History and Overview; A.P.Thirlwall - Criticisms and Defences of the Balance-of-Payments Constrained Growth Model: Some Old, Some New; J.McCombie - The Remarkable Durability of Thirlwall's Law; M.Setterfield - PART II: ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE - Generalized Balance of Payments Constrained Growth and South-South Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa; A.Bagni, A.Rieber & T.Tran - Growth Rates Constrained by Internal and External Imbalances: A Demand Orientated Approach; E.Soukiazis, P.Cerqueira & M.Antunes - Empirical Testing of the Export-Led and Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: The Case of Portugal; V.Kvedaras - PART III: THE CONVERGENCE ISSUE AND THE ROLE OF EXCHANGE RATE ON BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CONSTRAINED GROWTH - Convergence and Balance of Balance of Payments Constrained Growth: Is there a Puzzle? C.Garcimartin, J.Alonso & L.Rivas - New Insights from
Preface; L.Castellucci & A. Markandya - PART I: GENERAL ISSUES - Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya - Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny & V. Maca - PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES - Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge & T. Sterner - Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci, A. d'Amato & M. Zoli - PART III: CARBON TAXATION - Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi & I. Galarraga - Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya & E. C. Ricci - Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manuf
PART I: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist - PART II: THEORETICAL ESSAYS - The Debates on the Representative Firm and Increasing Returns - Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx - 'Capital-reversing and Reswitching' - Whatever Happened to the Cambridge Capital Theory Controversies? - The Relevance of the Cambridge-Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice - The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to it - On Mark Perlman and Joseph Schumpeter - PART III: REVIEW ARTICLES - Monsters and Morals: Review of David Jenkins - On Paul Krugman on Maynard Keynes' 'General Theory' - PART IV: SURVEYS - Joan Robinson and her Circle - Cambridge Economic Tradition - PART V: POLICY - New Labour and Constitutional Reform - The Economic Policies of Gordon Brown and the Treasury - 'Chickens coming home to roost' - PART VI: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - John Cornwall - Wilfred Edward Graham Salter - John Richard Wells - Alister Sutherland - PART VII: GENERAL ESSAYS
Introduction: C.Pieiro - PART I: WHAT IS A COOPERATIVE? - An Introduction to Cooperatives; J.Cruz & C.Pieiro - The Construction of Alternatives Beyond Capital; J.Gambina & G.Roffinelli - PART II: COOPERATIVES AND SOCIALIST THINKERS - Cooperativism and Self-Management in Marx, Engels and Lenin; H.Miranda - Socialist Cooperativism and Human Emancipation; I.Vicente - Che Guevara: Cooperatives and the Political Economy of the Transition to Socialism; H.Yaffe - Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: the Contribution of Istvan Meszaros; H.Novaes - PART III: COOPERATIVES IN OTHER COUNTRIES - Mondragn: the Dilemmas of a Mature Cooperativism; L.Altuna, A.Loyola & E.Pagalday - Solidarity Economy in Brazil: the Relevance of Cooperatives for the Historic Emancipation of Workers; L.Incio & E.Dos Anjos - Forty Years of Self-Management in Argentina: Problems and Potential of Self-managed Labor in the Context of the Neo-liberal Post-crisis; A.Ruggeri - From Cooperatives to Enterprises of Direct Social Property in the Ven
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labor Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mark
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? <br/>Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life <br/>First Principles <br/>Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade <br/>Appendix: Graphs in Economics<br/>PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND<br/>Supply and Demand <br/>Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets <br/>International Trade<br/>Appendix: Consumer and Producer Surplus<br/>PART III: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS<br/>Macroeconomics: The Big Picture<br/>Tracking the Macroeconomy<br/>Unemployment and Inflation<br/>PART IV: LONG-RUN ECONOMIC GROWTH <br/>Long-Run Economic Growth<br/>Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System<br/>PART V: SHORT-RUN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS<br/>Income and Expenditure<br/>Appendix: Deriving the Multiplier Algebraically<br/>Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br/>PART VI: STABILIZATION POLICY<br/>Fiscal Policy<br/>Appendix: Taxes and the Multiplier<br/>Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br/>Monetary Policy<br/>Appendix: Reconciling Two Models of the Interest Rate<br/>Inflation, Disinflati
PART I: INTRODUCTION - The Science of Macroeconomics - Introductory Discussion on Current Financial Crisis - Edmund Phelps Added to FYI on Nobel Macroeconomists - The Data of Macroeconomics - Updated Data on GDP - Updated Description of National Income Components - Updated Data on the Labor Force - PART II: CLASSICAL THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE LONG RUN - National Income: Where it Comes from and Where it Goes - New Box: 'The Financial System: Markets, Intermediaries, and the Crisis of 2008' - Money and Inflation - New Case Study about the Recent Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe - The Open Economy - Updated Case Study 'The US Trade Deficit' - Updated Data for Case Study 'Big Mac Around the World' - Unemployment - Updated Case Study 'The Characteristics of Minimum-Wage Workers' - Updated Data on Unemployment - PART III: GROWTH THEORY: THE ECONOMY IN THE VERY LONG RUN - Economic Growth I: Capital Accumulation and Population Growth - Economic Growth II: Technology, Empirics, and Policy - PART IV: BUSINESS CYCLE THEORY:
PART I: THE CONCEPT OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONThe Scope of Eurasian IntegrationThe Waves of Eurasian ExchangeTop-down and Bottom-up Integration in EurasiaPART II: EMERGING EURASIAN ECONOMIC LINKAGESSpaghetti, Noodle and Lapsha: Continental Bias in Trade in EurasiaFactor Flows in Eurasia: Mutual Investments, Evolving Eurasian Multinationals and Fragmented Labour MarketsPART III: INFRASTRUCTURE OF EURASIAN INTEGRATIONFrom a trans-European and trans-Asian to a trans-Eurasian vision of Transport CorridorsBorderless Energy: Common Electric Power MarketsTelecommunications Links Across the ContinentPART IV: INTEGRATION THROUGH MUTUAL PROBLEMSTransborder Ecological Issues on the Continent'Shadow Integration': Trafficking of Drugs, People and Arms, and the Effects of Microbes and EpidemicsPART V: FORMAL INTERGOVERNMETNAL COOPERATIONVariations Between Political SystemsIntegration of Large StatesSub-Regional Aspects of Eurasian IntegrationPART VI: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL EURASIA: THE SUCCESSOR OF THE POST-SOVIET AREAFrom Post
The Big Ideas - The Power of Trade and Comparative Advantage - PART I: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Equilibrium: How Supply and Demand Determine Prices - Price Ceilings and Price Floors - PART II: ECONOMIC GROWTH - GDP and The Measurement of Progress - The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth - Appendix: The Magic of Compound Growth: Using a Spreadsheet - Growth, Capital Accumulation and the Economics of Ideas: Catching Up vs. The Cutting Edge - Appendix: Excellent Growth - Savings, Investment, and the Financial System - Appendix: Bond Pricing and Arbitrage - Stock Markets and Personal Finance - PART III: BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS - Unemployment and Labour Force Participation - Inflation and the Quantity Theory of Money - Appendix: Get Real! An Excellent Adventure - Business Fluctuations: Aggregate Demand and Supply - Transmission and Amplification Mechanisms - Appendix: Business Fluctuations and the Solow Model - PART IV: MACROECONOMIC POLICY AND INSTITUTIONS - The Federal Reserve System and Open Mar
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Introduction: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: In
PART I: TITLE ESSAY - On Skidelsky's Keynes - PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY - Political Economy, Politics and Religion - PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY - A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System - On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism - On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models - The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes - The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice - Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly - PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES - A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished - The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage - PART V: SURVEYS - Keynes and the Cambridge School - What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? - PART VI: POLICY - Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited - Finance, Speculation and Stability - PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES - Tom Asimakopulos - Keith Septimus Frearson - William Brian Reddaway - Sukhamoy Chakravarty - David Gawen Champerowne - Robin Matthews - PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS - Economics:
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG<br/>2. So What's the BIG Idea?<br/>3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?<br/>4. Did You Know?<br/>5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?<br/>6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?<br/>7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?<br/>8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?<br/>10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?<br/>11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?<br/>12. Why Not Try Other Programs?<br/>13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?<br/>15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?<br/>16. What About the Work Ethic?<br/>17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee?<br/>18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?<br/>19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?<br/>20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World?<br/>21. Can America be Convinced?<br/>22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a
PART I: WHAT IS ECONOMICS? - Intro: The Ordinary Business of Life - First Principles - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade - Appendix: Graphs in Economics - PART II: SUPPLY AND DEMAND - Supply and Demand - Consumer and Producer Surplus - Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling with Markets - Elasticity - PART III: INDIVIDUALS AND MARKETS - Taxes - International Trade - PART IV: ECONOMICS AND DECISION MAKING - Making Decisions - PART V: THE CONSUMER - The Rational Consumer - Appendix: Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice - PART VI: THE PRODUCTION DECISION - Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve - PART VII: MARKET STRUCTURE: BEYOND PERFECT COMPETITION - Monopoly - Oligopoly - Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation - PART VIII: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY - Externalities - Public Goods and Common Resources - The Economics of the Welfare State - PART IX: FACTOR MARKETS AND RISK - Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income - Appendix: Indiffere
Preface PART 1: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCE, MARKETS AND THE FINANCIAL FIRMS The Price Mechanism and the Three Pillars of Finance Appendix - Valuation Models, Issues in Bank Asset Valuation, Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Bonds and Equities Balance Sheets: The Key to Understanding Financial Intermediation Financial Intermediation: Industry Sectors, Products and Markets Financial Intermediation: Commercial and Investment Bank Structure PART 2: PRIMARY MARKETS: FUNDING LIQUIDITY AND EXTERNAL CAPITAL ALLOCATION THROUGH CREDIT AND CAPITAL MARKETS Liquidity: What is it? Financing the Four Sectors: Companies, Households, Governments and Overseas through Credit and Capital Markets Banking: Credit Intermediation through Depository Institutions Bank Liquidity Management Converting Loans to Securities: Securitisation as a Financing Tool Shadow Banking: Credit Intermediation through Non-depository IPOs and Corporate Bond Origination PART 3: SECONDARY MARKETS: MARKET LIQUIDITY AND MARKET FAILURE Market Liquidity: Orde
Introduction; J.F.de Guevara & J.M.Pastor - The Miss-selling of Payments Protection Insurance in Mortgage and Unsecured Lending Markets; J.K.Ashton & R.S.Hudson - The Relationship between Mortgage Credit and Property Prices: The Chinese Case; S.Carb-Valverde, F.Rodriguez-Fernandez & M.Qi - Bank Restructuring and Bank Stability in Latin America; N.Vo & J.Williams - Monetary Policy and Trade Credit: Evidence for Spain; S.Carb-Valverde, J.M.Mansilla-Fernndez & F.Rodrguez-Fernndez - The Assessment of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) value. Evidence from the Financial Crisis; L.Chiaramonte, B.Casu & R.Bottiglia - Distance and Efficiency in the Italian Banking System; C.Bernini & P.Brighi - Total and Financial Cost Efficiency in Spanish Savings Banks; C.Prez-Crceles, J.C.Gmez-Gallego & J.Gmez-Garca - Empirical Analysis of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices in Banks: Spain, Portugal and Greece; G.Gigante & D.A.Previati - Too Small or Too Low? New Evide
Foreword; M.Power - Introduction: Finance: The Discreet Regulator; I.Huault, E.Lazega & C.Richard - PART I: POLYMORPHIC ACTORS AS NETWORKS OF INFLUENCE - Financialization through Hybridisation: the Subtle Power of Financial Controlling; J.Morales & A.Pezet - How Big Four audit firms control standard setting in accounting and auditing; C.Ramirez - Ambivalence and ambiguity: The interpretative role of compliance officers; M.Lenglet - Maintaining the regulative order in the credit rating agency industry; B.Taupin - PART II: MARKETS AND STATES: FORMS OF JOINT REGULATION - Banks as Masters of Debt, Cost Calculators, and Risk-sharing Mediators: A Discreet Regulatory Role in the Case of French Public-Private Partnerships; E.Penalva-Icher, C.Richard, A.Jeny-Cazavan & E.Lazega - Market Information as a Public Good. The Political Economy of the Revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); P.Lagneau-Ymonet & A.Riva - F
Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series - Preamble - Introduction - PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER b THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST - Louis Bachelier - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier - Life and Legacy - PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK - Paul Samuelson - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy - PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS - Eugene Fama - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY - Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - Career and Legacy - PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY - James Tobin - The Early Years - The Times - The Theory - Discussion and Applications - The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy - PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBER
List of Figures - List of Tables - Foreword: Volkner Nienhaus - Preface: Celia de Anca - Editors' Notes and Acknowledgements - About the editors - About the Contributors - List of Abbreviations - Glossary of Selected Arabic Terms - Introduction - PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CARTOGRAPHY - Research in Islamic Economics and Finance: A state of art and agenda for academic co-operation. - Islamic Finance Higher Education at a Glance: a Global Picture. - Islamic Finance Education in a Complex World. - Islamic Finance Higher Education in the UK. - Islamic Finance Education in France: An Unexpected Surge. - Islamic Finance in Italy-University of Rome. - Islamic Finance Education at the Top Ten Business Schools. - PART II: ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST: CASES AND EXPERIMENTS - Islamic Finance at Henley Business School, Reading University. - Islamic Finance Education in Australia: the Case of La Trobe University - Islamic Finance in Reims Management School. - Islamic Finance at Newc