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Hardcover. Psychopaths are little understood outside of the criminal image. However, as the recent global financial crisis highlighted, the behavior of a small group of managers can potentially bring down the entire western system of business. This book investigates who they are, why they do what they do and what the consequences of their presence are. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJMB; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284722
- ISBN
- 9780230284722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.59
€ 175.59
Hardcover. Looks at the bigger picture, and the future trends that are going to affect the global business world over the next few years. The author analyses traditional themes such as technology and sustainability but also takes into consideration the effects of developments in other areas such as health, education and demographics Series: IESE Business Collection. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284869
- ISBN
- 9780230284869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36
€ 65.36
Hardcover. If you think more strategically than your competitors, your company will win the competitive battle in the mid or long term. This book explains simply and clearly the elements, concepts, analyses and interrelationships that make up this strategic thinking, and shows how to employ it in your business or organization. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284876
- ISBN
- 9780230284876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Sustainable Global Outsourcing: Achieving Social and Environmental Res...
Babin, Ron, Nicholson, Brian
Hardcover. 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. Series: Technology, Work and Globalization. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285071
- ISBN
- 9780230285071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. The financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking. This book develops an ethical framework to assess and manage investment banking ethics and provides a guide to high profile concerns as well as day to day ethical challenges. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KFFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285088
- ISBN
- 9780230285088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285095
- ISBN
- 9780230285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Green business is here. It is a multi billion business with enormous growth potential, driven by megatrends such as demographic change, climate change and urbanization. It is driving the transformation of existing businesses and changing the way customers and suppliers act, forcing them to rethink their business strategy. Series: International Management Knowledge. Num Pages: 288 pages, 47 figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285439
- ISBN
- 9780230285439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.93
€ 59.93
Hardcover. As one of the world's largest economies China is facing many unique management challenges in the wake of the financial crisis. The future presents many opportunities for growth and commerce but new management skills must be developed to cope with these issues. Series: International Management Knowledge. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285453
- ISBN
- 9780230285453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. The world's governments are overwhelmed with climate change, war and unrest, the global financial crisis and poverty but there is a promising invention in Global Action Networks (GANs). GANs mobilize resources, bridge divides and promote the long-term deep change and innovation work that is needed to address the global challenges. Series: Bocconi on Management. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPR; KJC; KJK; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285484
- ISBN
- 9780230285484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardcover. The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJMB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289208
- ISBN
- 9780230289208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.44
€ 69.44
Proactive Companies: How to Anticipate Market Changes (Fundacao Dom Ca...
Araujo, Leonardo, Gava, Rogério, Araújo, Le...
Hardcover. 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. Series: Fundacao Dom Cabral (FDC). Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289222
- ISBN
- 9780230289222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. Combining insights from leading academic research and experienced managers, this book provides a systematic framework to understand what innovation is, why it matters, how it can be managed and how it can help your organization to reach its objectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289420
- ISBN
- 9780230289420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.30
€ 112.30
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Zolner, Mette. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1F; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289437
- ISBN
- 9780230289437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.10
€ 144.10
Hardcover. Drawing on the author's recent and ongoing research this book explores how to build the organizational capability to realise the strategic potential of information technology. It tackles the gap between theory and practice and how to gain wider adoption of successful socio-technical and benefits-driven approaches to investments in IT. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289598
- ISBN
- 9780230289598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environ...
Davila, Anabella, Elvira, Marta, Ramirez, Jac...
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290020
- ISBN
- 9780230290020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Hardcover. Captures the insights of leading academics and practitioners based on decades of research around the globe on factors of success and failures of private wealth, over time. It presents a deep and broad approach to understanding why and how wealth is created, managed and preserved over generations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29, 23 figures, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: KJH; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290051
- ISBN
- 9780230290051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hybrid Factories in Latin America: Japanese Management Transferred
Yamazaki, Katsuo, Abo, Tetsuo, Juhn, Juhnwoos...
Hardcover. Explores the Latin American economy and management through the study of Japanese companies in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Based on detailed case studies, this volume offers a bird's eye view of foreign investments in Latin America. Editor(s): Wooseok, Juhn. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290402
- ISBN
- 9780230290402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. Studies the steps taken by a group of professionals from the Boomer generation as they move from a linear career path into an uncharted stage somewhere between middle age and old age, a continued professional life and traditional retirement. What is next for those professionals who do not want to take a back seat at retirement age? Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291256
- ISBN
- 9780230291256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53
€ 64.53
Hardcover. 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. Here 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. Series: Global Financial Markets. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291447
- ISBN
- 9780230291447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292635
- ISBN
- 9780230292635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292840
- ISBN
- 9780230292840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. As potentially the largest retail market, China has attracted a great number of foreign retail operations. Based on case study research, this book provides valuable insights international retailers need for success in China. The newly developed theoretical model helps to extend the body of knowledge on firm internationalization. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJK; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293373
- ISBN
- 9780230293373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management: European Trends and P...
Fagan, Colette, Gonz?Lez Men?Ndez, Maria, G?M...
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Gonzalez Menendez, Maria; Gomez Anson, Silvia. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293441
- ISBN
- 9780230293441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. The Global Financial Crisis is acknowledged to be the most severe economic downturn since the 1930s, and one that is unique in its underlying causes, its scope, and its wider social, political and economic implications. This volume explores some of the ethical issues that it has raised. Editor(s): Dobos, Ned; Barry, Dr. Christian; Pogge, Thomas. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JMC; HPS; KCX; KCZ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293519
- ISBN
- 9780230293519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36