Management and management techniques Books

Book SynopsisWhile most managers are primarily concerned with being able to make decisions quickly, manage meetings efficiently and drive innovation, there is often little time for reflection in a business world where opinions must be formed and decisions taken on the hoof. It often seems counterintuitive to stop the clock and take time to think things through. Philosophy, on the other hand, addresses the basic questions of our existence, our identity, our role in the world and the models for living that might inspire our actions. By understanding philosophy, it becomes more possible to provide meaning to many of our management practices and to business at large, while enhancing self-satisfaction and happiness at work. This latest book from Professor Santiago Iniguez presents a collection of management ideas inspired by renowned philosophers. It provides a framework, as well of a series of business situations, for analyzing decisions from the perspective of values and principles. With insights on topics such as, how to gain respect at work, how to cultivate an optimistic outlook and how to shrug off failure, it offers timeless advice for managers that can be applied for their personal and professional development. Offering a unique perspective and valuable insights on what leadership is, and the relevance of values and principles to becoming a successful, recognized manager, this book presents a thoughtful guide to anyone who wants to install meaning into their management practices and their lives.Table of Contents1 Part I: Wisdom—Why Should We Practice Philosophy?.1.1 What Does Philosophy Have to Tell Us About Business?. 1.2 Why Managers Should Develop the Habit of Examining Their Actions. 1.3 Philosophy and Common Sense: Lessons from a Seventeenth-Century Cleric. 1.4 Does Meritocracy Apply to Business?. 1.5 Do We Deserve Our Talent? Not According to John Rawls. 1.6 The Matthew Effect: Michael Sandel on Merit. 1.7 Inculcating Knowledge in the Young: John Locke’s Golden Rules of Children’s Education. 2 Part 2: Leadership—Who Do I Want to Be?. 2.1 Beware of the Charismatic Candidate. 2.2 Why Humility Is a Sign of Strength. 2.3 Where Would Business Be Without Its Supporting Actors?. 2.4 Why Are Geniuses Often Unreasonable? The Case of J.S. Bach. 2.5 True Leaders Only Win the Argument When They’re Right. 2.6 Let’s Be Honest, Success Is Usually the Exception. 2.7 Why It’s Natural to Sometimes Feel Like an Imposter. 2.8 What’s in a Name: Do You Want to Be Remembered or Forgotten?. 3 Part 3: Insight—What Can I know?. 3.1 Why the Days of Magical Realism Are Far from Over. 3.2 What David Hume Can Tell Us About Cause and Effect in Business. 3.3 Just How Rational Are We?. 3.4 How to Keep Your Head in the Fog of War. 3.5 You May Not Know It, But You’re Probably Guilty of the Naturalistic Fallacy. 3.6 Why Not All Prophecies Need to Be Fulfilled. 3.7 What Do Plato and Steve Jobs Have in Common?. 3.8 Who Wants to Live in a Goldfish Bowl?. 4 Part 4: Vision—What Does the Future Look Like?. 4.1 What Would Thomas Hobbes Made of Mark Zuckerberg?. 4.2 What Will Reality Mean When We’re All Living in the Metaverse?. 4.3 Siri Would Certainly Have Given Wittgenstein Food for Thought. 4.4 What Makes a Robot Tick?. 4.5 Let’s Not Forget: Robots Are Neither Good Nor Bad; They’re Our Creation. 4.6 The Remote Working Debate: It’s Not Just About Productivity and Convenience. 4.7 Why Have So Few Philosophers Written About Work?. 4.8 Let’s Remember That Education Is Not Just About Transferring Knowledge, It’s a Journey. 5 Part 5: Honesty—How Should I Behave?. 5.1 What Makes the Best Strategic Mindset: Business First, or Ethics Above All Else?. 5.2 Kant and Appiah, Two Routes to Cosmopolitanism. 5.3 Speaking Truth to Power: The Pros and Cons. 5.4 Why Keeping One’s Council Is Often the Best Course of Action. 5.5 Pay Credit Where Credit Is Due and You’ll Be Seen as a Better Leader. 5.6 What Schopenhauer Can Teach Us About Respect. 5.7 Where to Draw the Line on Lying?. 5.8 Why Teaching the Humanities Is the Best Way to Improve Management Studies. 6 Part 6: Optimism—Is Happiness Attainable?. 6.1 If Life Is a Comedy, Why Not Laugh More?. 6.2 Aristotle, a Man Who Understood Happiness. 6.3 Why It’s Best to Accentuate the Positive, Within Reason. 6.4 Solitude, Plus Contemplation, Equals Happiness. 6.5 Will We Ever Really Understand Humor?. 6.6 Why We Need to Learn to Laugh in the Workplace. 6.7 Finding the Strength to Go On: Resilience Explained.

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Book Synopsis Innovation is of critical value in the modern global economy, as it performs several important economic functions. The first is related to supporting the sustainability of socio-economic systems, preventing the emergence of crises and, if they do occur, providing solutions to overcome their consequences. Secondly, innovation allows for the activation of economic growth and social progress through the rationalization of economic activities. Thirdly, innovation supports the global competitiveness of economic systems, allowing for the specialization of production and sales of unique goods that are in high demand in both domestic and global markets. At the same time, innovational development in economic systems is required to mitigate the high levels of risk and requires both effective management and a reliable normative and legal foundation. This book studies the economic and legal foundations of managing the innovational development of economic systems from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together the thoughts of international scholars in management, economics and law.

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Book SynopsisManagerialism has often been defined as an ideology, according to which the effective and efficient running of commercial firms, not-for-profit organizations and public administrations is delivered by individuals who possess superior formal knowledge and expertise in management. Arguing to their exclusive education, managers deprive employers and employees of decision-making power and ensconce themselves systematically in the power structure of workplaces to advance their own interests and agenda. The central thesis of Overcoming Managerialism is that resisting and overcoming managerialism necessitates the re-establishing of the conceptual distinction between power and authority. Second, it requires the rehabilitating of authoritative management as a protection against authoritarian practices. Authority, properly conceived, redirects power to technical experts and professionals and thereby limits managerial power. The authors discuss ten contentions which, taken together, represent a theory of the foundation of management in which authority, power and rhetoric are central concepts. This book combines academic scholarship with a readable critique of managerialism. It will be of interest to both management scholars and students.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing numerous case examples from companies around the world, this second edition integrates theoretical advances and empirical data with practical applications, including in-depth discussion on the COBIT 5 framework which can be used to build, measure and audit enterprise governance of IT approaches. At the forefront of the field, the authors of this volume draw from years of research and advising corporate clients to present a comprehensive resource on enterprise governance of IT (EGIT).Information technology (IT) has become a crucial enabler in the support, sustainability and growth of enterprises. Given this pervasive role of IT, a specific focus on EGIT has arisen over the last two decades, as an integral part of corporate governance. Going well beyond the implementation of a superior IT infrastructure, enterprise governance of IT is about defining and embedding processes and structures throughout the organization that enable boards and business and IT people to execute their responsibilities in support of business/IT alignment and value creation from their IT-enabled investments.Featuring a variety of elements, including executive summaries and sidebars, extensive references and questions and activities (with additional materials available on-line), this book will be an essential resource for professionals, researchers and students alikeTrade Review“The seven chapters of content are intended to serve a large target audience from academic and industry fields including master’s students using it in conjunction with IT courses, executive students in business schools for MBA courses on IT management, and industry practitioners (IT managers, business managers) looking to design and implement an EGIT framework. … This very advanced and valuable book is a must-read for those who want to implement and manage a modern EGIT framework.” (Mihail Sadeanu, Computing Reviews, September, 2015)Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgments.- Chapter 1 Enterprise Governance of IT, Alignment and Value.- Chapter 2 Enterprise Governance of IT.- Chapter 3 Business / IT Alignment.- Chapter 4 IT enabled Value.- Chapter 5 COBIT as a Framework for Enterprise Governance of IT.- Chapter 6 COBIT as a Framework for IT Assurance.- Chapter 7 Guidelines for the Implementation of Enterprise Governance of IT.

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Book SynopsisThis management book presents value-driven business process management as a successful discipline to turn strategy into people- and technology-based execution, quickly and at minimal risk. It shows how to achieve high performance successfully in a digital business environment. Static business models do not keep pace with the dynamic changes in our digital world. Organizations need a management approach that fits this environment and capitalizes on its opportunities while minimizing the related risks. They need to execute their business strategy fast and reliably. In effect, they have to know how and when to modify or enhance their business processes, which processes are the best candidates for intervention, and how to move rapidly from strategy to execution. This means organizations need to establish business process management as a real management discipline. The importance of process innovation, digital technology and people aspects, process governance, internationalization, emerging processes and the unique situation in mid-market organizations are some of the key topics discussed in this book. It ends with a comprehensive case study and a discussion about what process engineers can learn from jazz musicians.Table of ContentsBusiness Process Management: What Is It and Why Do You Need It?- Innovation – enabled by Process Management.- Digital Technologies for Process Execution.- People Enablement for Process Execution.- Business Process Government.- Reference Models – Accelerators and more.- Managing Inter-enterprise Processes.- Managing Emergent Processes in a Digital World.- Globalization Requires Value-driven BPM.- Small and Medium Enterprises need Value-driven BPM.- What has Jazz to Do with BPM.- The Discipline of Value-driven BPM in Practice – A Case Example.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the challenges companies face when different customer value propositions require them to pursue a differentiated supply chain strategy. It provides practical insights on how to achieve successful supply chain segmentation and presents the benefits this can yield for companies on the basis of best-in-class industry case studies from Gardena, Philips Luminaire, Siemens Healthcare and Volvo Construction Equipment. Drawing on these examples, it provides recommendations and solutions on how to define supply chain segmentation, and how to set up and implement a transformation program. Furthermore, it presents an in-depth discussion of the current theoretical background of supply chain segmentation and introduces the current trends and available frameworks. Offering readers specific, pragmatic guidance on the main challenges and opportunities and proposing ways to effectively measure efficiency and performance, the book concludes with the do’s, don’ts and most important aspects to keep in mind when considering an end-to-end segmentation. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Supply Chain Segmentation Scientific Frameworks.- McKinsey Supply Chain Segmentation Framework.- Philips Segmentation Case Study.- The Supply Chain Segmentation Journey of Volvo CE.- Gardena's Segmentation in a Volatile and Seasonal Market.- Supply Chain Segmentation at Siemens Healthineers.- Steps to Success.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to additive technology and its application in different business sectors. It explores the fundamental impact additive has on technology, particularly on operations, innovation, supply chains, the environment and customer relations. Subsequently, on the basis of a broad survey of the best technology adopters, it offers advice on how to enhance business value by implementing the technology in different industrial and commercial environments.Additive manufacturing (AM) is a new area of manufacturing that has already brought about phenomenal changes to industry and business models. It affects nearly all aspects of the managerial and organizational thinking that was applied to conventional manufacturing. Currently, the technology is being adopted in manufacturing areas that involve high-value products with complex geometries, and small to medium production volumes. It boosts the productivity of new product development processes by slashing costs, reducing time and promoting creativity and innovativeness. Further, it shrinks supply chains by bringing firms closer to their customers. This unique book offers abundant empirical and practical evidence confirming the value of this new technology.Table of ContentsWhat is Additive Manufacturing.- Additive systems, processes and materials.- Industries and applications.- The value for Sustainability.- The value for business and manufacturing strategy.- The value for operations.- Evaluation of business and operations performances.- Implementation framework.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. The book improves understanding of the spatial database and explains how to extract information from this for planning purposes. To enhance the knowledge of geoscientists and environmentalists, the book describes the basic fundamental concepts to advance techniques for spatial data management and analysis and discusses the methodology. The Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) are presented in an integrated manner for the planning of resources and infrastructure. The management of these systems is discussed in a very lucid way to develop the reader's skills. The proper procedure for map making and spatial analysis are included along with case studies to the reader. Where the first part of the book discusses the conceptual background, the second part deals with case studies using these applications in different disciplines. The presented case studies include land use, agriculture, flood, watershed characterization and infrastructure assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Chapter 1. Spatial information technology: types, definitions and linkages.- Chapter 2. GIS database: spatial and non-spatial databases.- Chapter 3. Remote Sensing technology.- Chapter 4. Global Positioning System technology.- Chapter 5. Geo-Referencing system.- Chapter 6. Spatial mapping and sustainable resource management.- Chapter 7. Spatial database analysis.- Chapter 8. Map visualization process.- Chapter 9. Aerial Photography.- Chapter 10. Application and Case studies for the Sustainable Development Goals (five case studies including land use, agriculture, flood, watershed characterization and infrastructure assessment).

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guide for managers, Scrum Masters and agile coaches who are interested in agile organizational methods and who are planning to introduce Scrum at their own company. Scrum is not only a product development framework but can also be used to structure activities for agile and lean organizational development.Divided into six major parts, the book first introduces and defines the Scrum Culture briefly. It explains its relevance, highlights a number of pain points typical for first encounters with Scrum, and embeds it in an introduction to organizational change. This is complemented with many real-life examples that help to apply the concepts to readers’ own specific contexts. The second part describes the principles of introducing Scrum in detail, while the third part embarks on the practical application of these principles, drawing on a wealth of experience gathered in many successful introduction projects. Part four focuses on a detailed case study of a Scrum transformation before part five provides the scientific background information and study details that led to the findings in part one. In closing, part six offers a number of appendices with extensive information on Scrum and its principles.The second edition of this book has been updated throughout and fundamentally re-organized for better readability. Table of ContentsPart I: the Scrum Culture.- Part II: The Theory of Introducing Scrum.- Part III: The Practical Appication of Kotter's Principles.- Part IV: Case Study.- Part V: The Scientific Part of the Scrum Culture.- Part VI: Additional Information.

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Book SynopsisThe risk of counterparty default in banking, insurance, institutional, and pension-fund portfolios is an area of ongoing and increasing importance for finance practitioners. It is, unfortunately, a topic with a high degree of technical complexity. Addressing this challenge, this book provides a comprehensive and attainable mathematical and statistical discussion of a broad range of existing default-risk models. Model description and derivation, however, is only part of the story. Through use of exhaustive practical examples and extensive code illustrations in the Python programming language, this work also explicitly shows the reader how these models are implemented. Bringing these complex approaches to life by combining the technical details with actual real-life Python code reduces the burden of model complexity and enhances accessibility to this decidedly specialized field of study. The entire work is also liberally supplemented with model-diagnostic, calibration, and parameter-estimation techniques to assist the quantitative analyst in day-to-day implementation as well as in mitigating model risk. Written by an active and experienced practitioner, it is an invaluable learning resource and reference text for financial-risk practitioners and an excellent source for advanced undergraduate and graduate students seeking to acquire knowledge of the key elements of this discipline.Trade Review“The book is easy to read, the models and techniques are illustrated in detail and with complete derivations, making the volume accessible for self-study.” (Claudio Fontana, zbMATH 1422.91012, 2019)Table of ContentsGetting Started.- Part I Modelling Frameworks.- A Natural First Step.-Mixture or Actuarial Models.- Threshold Models.-The Genesis of Credit-Risk Modelling.- Part II Diagnostic Tools.- A Regulatory Perspective.- Risk Attribution.- Monte Carlo Methods.- Part III Parameter Estimation.- Default Probabilities.- Default and Asset Correlation.

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Book SynopsisAs drivers of climate action enter the fourth decade of what has become a multi-stage race, Net Zero has emerged as the dominant organizing principle. Hundreds of corporations and investors worldwide, together responsible for assets in the tens of trillions of dollars, are lining-up for the UN Race to Zero. This latest stage in the race to save civilization from heat, drought, fires, and floods, is defined by steering toward zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Settling Climate Accounts probes the practice of Net Zero finance. It elucidates both the state of play and a set of directions that help form judgements about whether Net Zero is going to carry climate action far enough. The book delves into technical analyses and activates the reader’s imagination with narrative accounts of climate action past, present, and future. Settling Climate Accounts is edited and authored by Stanford University faculty and researchers. The first part of the book investigates the rough edges of Net Zero in practice, exploring questions of hedging risk, Scope 3 emissions, greenwashing, and the business of asset management. The second half looks at states, markets, and transitions through the lenses of blended finance, offsets, debt, and securitization. The editors tease out possible solutions and raise further questions about the adequacy and reach of the Net Zero agenda. To effectively navigate the road ahead, the editors call out the need for accountability and ask: who is in charge of making Net Zero add up? Settling Climate Accounts offers context and foundation to ground the rapidly evolving practice of Net Zero finance. Targeted at seasoned practitioners, newly activated leaders, educators, and students of climate action the world over, this book embraces the complexity of climate action and, in so doing, proposes to animate and drive hope.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part I: The Dynamics of Net Zero Finance.- 1.A Portfolio Approach to Hedging Climate Risk.- 2.Carbonwashing: ESG Data Greenwashing in a Post-Paris World.- 3.The Road from Scope Three to Net Zero.- 4.Fixing the Plumbing: Asset Management, Clean Energy Technology, and The Valley of Death.- Part II: Beyond Net Zero: States, Markets, and Transition.- 5.Blended Finance for State-led Decarbonization.- 6.A Natural Approach to Net-Zero.- 7.A Note on Transition Bonds and Finance.- 8.Securitization as a Model for an Equitable Transition.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisShared value is a management strategy in which companies find business opportunities in social problems. While philanthropy and CSR focus efforts focus on “giving back” or minimizing the harm business has on society, shared value focuses company leaders on maximizing the competitive value of solving social problems in new customers and markets, cost savings, talent retention, and more.This book takes the concept of shared value to the next level, with the concept of “Me to We” (also abbreviated as “M2W”) and discusses the current state of the business-environment-government relationship and shows how the shared value model can contribute to each entity. Citing real cases and examples from multiple industries, the authors show that shared value promotes shareholder interests while serving as a successful business strategy. Chapters explore the emerging phenomenon of shared value, the shareholder-stakeholder comparisons, the role of government in the stakeholder environment, shared value as it related to competitiveness, and operational issues such as implementation, communication, and leadership in their relationship to shared value.Readers will find useful strategies of Me to We and its implementation by firms that have become leaders in their market. They will receive ideas and insights into business strategies that will overshadow CSR activities as a differentiation or brand development strategy of the past.Featuring interviews with corporate executives offering their perspectives on shared value, this book will discuss shared value within the context of business and society, competitiveness, and globalization.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisOpen labs provide spaces for interaction across organizational boundaries. They create a huge potential to advance innovation processes. Making use of this potential, however, is not an easy task. It requires diligence, sophistication and perseverance from everyone involved in the implementation and the management of the lab. This book brings together contributions from leading experts in engineering, design, strategy, foresight and marketing research as well as policy makers and practitioners from an open lab. It explores from different perspectives how open labs can be used to facilitate innovation and what needs to be done to make the operation of an open lab successful. The topics addressed in the book include: interaction patterns and mediation in open labs, innovation technology, resource management, ecosystem and platform design, cultural translation, productivity, multi-channel communication, and more. The first part of the book is dedicated to the study of JOSEPHS®, an open lab in Germany. It gives insight in the practical challenges of running an open lab and its role in the local business ecosystem. The other parts of the book discuss the phenomenon of open labs in general and its significance in different contexts all around the world.

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Book Synopsis Within the area of safety, different perspectives exist on how to provide an adequate basis for managing risk. Safety experts emphasize the cautionary principle, stating that in the face of uncertainty, caution should be the dominant standard. On the other hand, relying on economic assessment often leads to decisions made using expected values to optimize return on investment. Safety Risk Management: Integrating Economic and Safety Perspectives aims to illuminate this dichotomy while debating important questions. For example, is ‘safety always first?’ Additionally, in many risk environments only partial knowledge is available and limited emphasis may be mistakenly given to uncertainty. Risk management deals with balancing the dilemma inherent in exploring opportunities on the one hand, and avoiding losses, accidents, and disasters, on the other. Safety Risk Management: Integrating Economic and Safety Perspectives comprises a collection of work in this field with special focus given to situations with the potential for substantial reward but also with the possibility of immense losses and extreme consequences. This book aims to contribute to clarifying the problem by proposing an appropriate basis for managing risk to meet related practical challenges. The book consists of two parts: chapters covering fundamental concepts and approaches; and, chapters illustrating applications of these fundamental principles.

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Book SynopsisInnovation and Collaboration in the Digital Era provides a holistic approach to collaborative innovation, innovation management and innovation leadership. It is full of practical advice and includes 34 interviews with high-level politicians, innovation industry leaders, academics and entrepreneurs discussing the reality of innovation and how to create change for a positive impact. Many quotes are included from researchers and practitioners in the innovation field who have participated as guests in the author’s podcast “Business of Collaboration” or in interviews with the Collabwith Magazine which she produces. This is a powerful book full of practical frameworks and one-page canvases which act as reminders of the value of making needs and expectations explicit. The author provides frameworks and tools that can be used to support collaboration journeys across different sectors and organizations. She also offers clarity to the reader for their innovation journey and brings a new perspective on how to innovate and understand innovation. Jara Pascual focuses on the importance of managing emotions and feelings of frustration which can be very common during a collaborative innovation process. She explores the interaction between Emotional Intelligence and business and shows how to remove and manage frustration and how to produce a positive outcome. Innovation and Collaboration in the Digital Era will empower the reader to take action and show how to change your conversation about innovation and collaboration.“Jara Pascual, with colleague Celia Avila-Rauch, has been able to distill and apply the ability model of emotional intelligence to the art and science of innovation and innovation leadership. In our work we note that feelings are not always facts but that emotions as a form of data. More than that, emotions can assist or facilitate with decision making, creativity and innovation rather than getting in the way, but only if leaders are “smart” about emotions and develop and deploy their emotional intelligence skills.” Dr David R Caruso, Emotional Intelligence Skills Group, Founder Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Research Affiliate

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Book SynopsisThis is one of the few books on the market dealing with offshoring of professional services, a dynamic phenomenon of high relevance in the global economy. The market for offshore services is worth more than 1 trillion dollars annually and employs millions of people. Global offshoring of services has been recently undergoing a profound transformation due to automation and robotisation of tasks. It can be associated with the increased codifi cation of knowledge, commoditisation of services and advancement in technology. The global perspective has been supplemented by a detailed analysis of offshoring in Central and Eastern Europe. It witnesses a dynamic growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in professional services, resulting in capital and knowledge transfers. This books is a result of a holistic approach and an interdisciplinary research. It is enriched with conclusions from meetings with representatives of: authorities responsible for attracting FDI; associations of offshoring fi rms; and enterprises operating in professional services. It was also a result of numerous discussions with scholars during academic conferences and research seminars.

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Book Synopsis This book develops a socio-economic paradigm of the future in the context of digital transformation. The challenge of economic openness is considered through the globalization of the world economic system by the example of modern Russia. The tendency of archaization of socio-economic relations is explored which is connected with the gradual disappearance of ineffective institutes and their replacement by new institutes. Attention is paid to the regional aspect of the digital economy – perspectives of development of the ethno-economy in the context of integration of regional economic systems are determined. The problem of preserving social identity and supporting the uniqueness of competitive advantages of the region’s economy in the conditions of digitization is actualized, and its perspective solutions based on a region’s globalization management are offered. Also, the problem of national and regional food security is considered. Increased social significance of the agro-industrial complex and the necessity for its de-economization on the platform of the digital economy are substantiated. A new concept of the market economy in the conditions of digitization and the Fourth industrial revolution is developed; economic power of technological progress and possibilities of managing and re-directing this power are determined. The authors substantiate the transition to the Sixth technological mode and the related transformation processes in the economy. Also, the authors dwell on the problem of the shadow economy and corruption and consider the perspectives of its overcoming based on the possibilities of digital technologies. The idea of de-regulation based on the possibilities of automatization and AI is opposed to the idea of increase of state regulation based on ubiquitous computing and digital monitoring of economic activities. The perspectives of increasing the economy’s transparency in the digital age are proved. The alternatives to the current model of development of the digital economy are given, and scenario analysis of consequences of observing these models based on the cognitive approach is performed. New opportunities for development of the integration processes in entrepreneurship in the conditions of the digital economy are shown – in particular, in the aspect of inter-regional and transnational sectorial clustering. Clusters are considered as growth points of the Russian economy, and the new Russian experience of formation and development of clusters in the sphere of higher education in the context of region’s economy is studied. The authors determine the contribution of key technological events in the development of entrepreneurship through the example of modern Russia. They come to the conclusion that despite the unique possibilities digital technologies do not necessarily create additional value for entrepreneurship, and their application could be ineffective due to additional capital expenditures in case of complexity of return of long-term venture investments. The needs of entrepreneurship for innovative infrastructural provision in the context of the digital economy are determined, and barriers on the path of its creation and practical application due to necessity for applying new forms of business organization are shown. Specific features of state management of a region’s economy in the conditions of digital modernization are shown, and the modern Russian practice of e-government as a response to the modern challenges is studied. The authors outline new perspectives of development of public-private partnership as an effective direction of industrial and cluster policy of a modern region.

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Book Synopsis This book determines the specific features of socio-economic transformations of various spheres of the national economy with a focus on the financial system. It considers the development of industrial holdings in the electric energy sphere and also studies the influence of technology on fish farming in modern Russia. The global factors of using digital technologies at the municipal level during creation of "green" and "smart" cities are analyzed. The perspectives of development of tourism in the digital economy from the positions of supply and demand and are determined. The specifics of development of agricultural production in the age of digital transformations by the example of modern Russia are outlined, and "smart" agricultural platform, which allows for multiple increase of the agro-industrial complex’s efficiency, is developed. New possibilities and need in reformation of the international monetary system in the conditions of the Fourth industrial revolution are determined. The problems and perspectives of development of Eurasian stock markets in the modern economic conditions under the influence of wide distribution of digital technologies are systematized. Specific features of the evolution of the forms of money – from gold to crypto currencies are – are distinguished. Specific features of benchmarking of depreciation of currencies (inflation) under the influence of globalization and regionalization of the international monetary system are determined. The authors present a concept of the banking system of the future in the conditions of macro-economic instability, which stimulates financial crisis management of the national economy, and determine the role of banks in aggregation and redistribution of monetary resources in economy in the context of digital transformations. Also, attention is paid to social consequences of digital modernization of the financial system – transformation of human’s social life in the age of innovative banking is shown. Effectiveness of online banking, as a new form of payments that is popular in the digital economy, is analyzed. The authors formulate competencies that employees of banks of the future, which will function in the digital economy, should have and study the perspectives of digitization of the practice of tax administration based on technological processing and analytics of Big Data by the example of experience of modern Russia, as well as related transformation processes in the existing practice of the tax system organization. A concept of organization and management of the national tax system in the conditions of robotization of production and consumption is developed, and the role of blockchain technologies in improvement of the modern Russian tax system is determined. The investment platform for the modern digital economy is offered. As a result, the scientific paradigm of formation of the digital financial system in the conditions of Industry 4.0 is formed.

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Book SynopsisThe management field increasingly recognizes that most firms in the world are family firms and that these entities operate differently from the non-family firms on which most of our current management theories are based. The De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families brings together work from leading academics who explore emerging research themes relevant to business families, particularly drawing in new insights from adjacent disciplines that can advance the family business field. The handbook challenges the traditional notion of the "single firm–single family" that has characterized most early research on family business. Recognizing that families may simultaneously own or control multiple businesses as well as substantial wealth beyond these firms in the form of financial and non-financial assets, this handbook focuses on business families rather than the narrower construct of family business. The contributions in this handbook explore the relatively neglected dynamics between individuals with family ties that shape the interaction between family and business; business families with multiple businesses; how business families adopt formal rules and processes around their joint activities; and the institutionalization of wealth and business families in society. The De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families fills a gap in the family business research literature and is an essential reference work for researchers and graduate-level students in the area of business families.Table of Contents List of Contributors Chapter 1: Business Families: An Introduction by Michael Carney & Marleen Dieleman Business Families as the Family Behind the Firm Chapter 2: Family Businesses as Multiplex Relationships by Jian Bai Li and Henning Piezunka Chapter 3: Family, Organization and Network: A New Approach to a Systems Theory of the Business Family by Heiko Kleve, Lina Nagel, Tom Rüsen and Arist von Schlippe Chapter 4: Resilient enterprising families by Sabine B. Rau Chapter 5: Enterprising Families: An Embeddedness Perspective on Offspring’s Entrepreneurial Career Preferences, Cognitions, and Actions by Tommaso Minola, Dinah Spitzley, Giovanna Campopiano, Mara Brumana Chapter 6: Kinship and Family Businesses on the Move: A Review and a Research Agenda by Juliette Koning and Mikheil Verver Business Families with Multiple Businesses Chapter 7: Influence of Next-Generation Family Champions on New Venture Creation by Business Families: An Indian Perspective by Navneet Bhatnagar and Kavil Ramachandran Chapter 8: "All My Firms?" Managing SEW Affective Endowments in Business Family Portfolios by Nava Michael-Tsabari Chapter 9: Business Family Reputation, Internal Markets and Holdup Agency Costs by Sophie Bacq and Robert S. Nason Chapter 10: The Transformative Function of Weak Institutional Environments: The case of Business Families in the Arab Middle East by Ramzi Fathallah and Georges Samara Chapter 11: Evolutionary Long-term Entrepreneurial Processes in Business Families by Peter Rosa and Zografia Bika Chapter 12: Entrepreneurial Multi-business Families – Evidence from Continental Europe by Andrea Colli Governing the Business Family Chapter 13: Introducing "Top Governance Teams": Towards an Extension of the Family Business Cluster Model by Rania Labaki and Neus Feliu Chapter 14: Codes of Governance for Family Businesses by Carole Howorth, Martin R. Kemp, Timothy J. Nichol Chapter 15: Family Office Research: A Primer by Myung-Seon Song Chapter 16: Family Wealth Governance and the Role of Advisors by Nadine Kammerlander and Alexandra Bertschi-Michel Chapter 17: How can a Family Control its Business Without Ownership Influence? A case study of Suzuki Corp by Toshio Goto Chapter 18: How Business Families Advance their Members’ Careers: The Case of Show Business Families by Yasaman Gorji and Nastaran Simarasl Institutionalization of Wealth and Business Families in Society Chapter 19: Institutionalizing family legacy, reproducing dynasties by Hanna Kuusela Chapter 20: The Varieties of Business Families: A Capitalist Class Perspective on Business Family Diversity by Michael Carney and Robert S. Nason Chapter 21: Philanthropy Through Family Offices by Elena Rivo-López and Mónica Villanueva-Villar Chapter 22: Traditional Authority in Social Context: Explaining the Relation between Types of Family and Types of Family-Controlled Business Groups by Roy Suddaby, Peter Jaskiewicz, Trevor Israelsen and Ravee Chittoor Chapter 23: Migrant business families in Central America by Allan Discua Cruz and Leonardo Centeno-Caffarena Chapter 24: Succession Process and the Model of Change in a Transgenerational Family Business by Rodrigo Basco and Arpita Vyas The Future of Business Families Research Chapter 25: Business families: Promising future research directions by Michael Carney and Marleen Dieleman List of Figures List of Tables Index

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Book SynopsisManaging risk necessitates an understanding of both how to avoid detrimental outcomes and to reap beneficial results. Organizations are regularly confronted with complex decisions involving risk and the impending consequences of the negative impact of its manifestation. However, the positive aspects of embracing risk should also be sufficiently evaluated to obtain a full assessment of opportunities. Socio-Political Risk Management: Assessing and Managing Global Insecurity covers a range of viewpoints and issues which can be applied to various organizational agency structures. These perspectives examine how social and political risk can impact an agency, and what recommendations are made to adapt, mitigate, and strengthen the organization against political risk. Accessibility to personnel and agencies via social media, the internet and public exposure compounded with political and social societal shifts have led many agencies in a constant spin to assuage and sustain viability and relevance publicly. Socio-Political Risk Management: Assessing and Managing Global Insecurity serves the readers by raising awareness and the necessity to control social and political risks in their organizations. This volume explores pathways for those in differing organizational structures to find common threads pertaining to social and political risks. An important goal of the work is also to develop a framework for managing and exploiting risk that can be applied at the organizational level. Table of ContentsThe chapters will be written by a select group of leading authors in their areas of expertise. Authors are comprised of academics and practitioners in their respective fields. Their expertise extends from public and governmental agencies, political science, criminal justice, business, community-based corrections, animal welfare and members of the private and nonprofit sectors Part I - Fundamental Concepts, Ideas, Principles and Approaches Policing and the social and political cost of “lost legitimacy” - Paul O’Connell Grand corruption: capital flight and endemic risk - Michael Schidlow Social and political risk with international non-profits: resiliency focused crime prevention programs - Heath Grant Political risk analysis - Heinrich Matthee Public and private organizations and sustainable global operations　- Markus Biehl Social and political risks with domestic non-profits - Katherine Kinkela Global governance and sustainable development - Kensai Hiwaki Socio-political risks of local elections - Stephen Morreale Part II – Applications The Socio-political risk of the new Title IX (sex discrimination) regulations and the impact on institutions of higher education - Cathryn Lavery Democratic theory, higher education, and popular culture – risk and responsibility - Stevens Michels The social and political risks of task forces in investigation and conflicts for senior management - David T. Mulcahy An alternative model for international education - Markus Klose and Suzan Sariefe How to effectively manage political and social risk for animal protection non-profit's efforts toward creating social change - Kimberly Spanjol Energy Modelling and Regulatory Compliance - Stephen Todd Changes in the nature of self-reported risk: a longitudinal study of 10-K filings (financial performance reports) - Jeanne Zaino

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Book SynopsisCelebrating a decade of progress in the fast developing field of management, spirituality and religion, this book provides the crème de la crème of academic scholarship in this crucial field of interest that lies in the intersection of religion/spirituality with management and organization studies, bridging the humanities, the social sciences and business and management. The very best articles that won the coveted ‘best paper of the year’ award, sponsored by the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada and published in the top ranked interdisciplinary Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion, illustrate the development of thinking over the past decade, showcasing diverse theoretical orientations and methodological approaches, written by the leading scholars in the field. This authoritative collection will be a valued addition to university libraries as much as to specialized interest groups. The book will be serving as key text for teaching and a ‘must read’ for anyone wishing to inform themselves of this growing field of scholarship.

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Book SynopsisTrade and Receivable Finance provides the definitive practical guide to the evaluation and mitigation of risk and the financing of international trade.This authoritative manual is built upon more than 42 years of experience in the trade and receivables finance market and carries the endorsement of The London Institute of Banking and Finance.The contents are comprehensive incorporating clause examples, specimen documents, financier checklists and diagrams.The traditional method of commercial lending assessment places primary importance on the ability of the borrower to repay the financier. However, this form of evaluation often results in insufficient credit appetite to release the required level of financial support for a company involved in cross border trade.When a trade-related proposition is properly evaluated so that the transactional risks are fully understood and mitigated to an acceptable level, and the source of repayment is identifiable and considered reliable, a well-structured trade and receivables finance facility reduces the risk of default when compared to conventional lending products and can generate additional credit appetite. This book will become a constant ‘go-to’ companion for transaction banking teams, bank relationship managers, specialist client-facing trade and invoice finance specialists, middle and back office trade advisory personnel, credit analysts, alternative market financiers, export development agencies and credit insurers. The techniques described in this book are applied to an extensive range of international trade scenarios inThe Trade and Receivables Finance Companion: A Collection of Case Studies and Solutions (Palgrave, 2020).Table of Contents1 IntroductionPart I Trade2 Trade Credit3 The Trade Cycle4 Commercial Terms5 Transport and ControlPart II Credit Risk6 Credit Risk7 Evaluating the Client8 Trade Loans9 SecurityPart III Trade Products10 Collections11 Bank Aval12 Letters of Credit13 Special Types of Letters of Credit14 Standby Letters of Credit15 Demand Bank GuaranteesPart IV The GoodsPart IV The Goods 33116 Nature of Goods17 Payables Finance18 Warehouse FinancePart V The Receivable19 Sales Invoice and Debt Instruments20 Evaluating the End-Buyer21 Credit Insurance22 Performance Risk23 Receivables Finance24 Invoice FinancePart VI The Proposition25 The Credit Facility Application

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Book SynopsisA higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts, it reflects something much more aspirational and contributes to our global society. This open access book offers novel solutions to ensure employees support a wider organizational meaning whilst guaranteeing that the company benefits from the employee’s individual sense of purpose. Advocating a shift from previous models and theories, this book contributes to debate and offers insight for both scholars and practitioners. The chapters bring together academic rigour and practical models to help readers distinguish between the fads and influential strategies. Exploring the development of purpose at each level of business, from strategy and leadership to communication, this book avoids theoretical jargon and provides new approaches to building sustainable purpose-driven organizations.This is an Open Access book sponsored by DPMC Spain, UIC Barcelona and Corporate Excellence - Centre for Reputation LeadershipTable of ContentsPart I. Understanding Purpose-driven Organizations.- 1. The New Logic of Purpose within the Organization; Carlos Rey, Jon San Cristobal Velasco and Juan Almandoz.- 2. Personal and Organizational Purpose Harmonisation; Carlos Rey and Ivan Malbašić.- 3. Three Dimensions of Purpose: Knowledge, Motivation and Action; Carlos Rey and Miquel Bastons.- 4. Why Purpose Needs Strategy (and Vice Versa); Carlos Rey and Joan E. Ricart.-5. Purpose-driven Leadership; Pablo Cardona, Carlos Rey and Nick Craig.- Part II. Creating Purpose-driven Organizations.- 6. Agile Purpose: Overcoming Bureaucracy; Carlos Rey, Nuno Pitta, Donatas Ramonas and Phil Sotok.- 7. Key Factors in Purpose Internalisation; Carlos Rey, Frederic Marimon and Marta Mas-Machuca.- 8. Nurturing Personal Purpose at Work; Carlos Rey, Juan Almandoz and Alex Montaner.- 9. (Re)Discovering Organizational Purpose; Clara Fontán, Ángel Alloza and Carlos Rey.- 10. Measuring the Purpose Effect; Álvaro Lleó, Carlos Rey and Nuria Chinchilla.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique introduction for business leaders to the philosophical lexicon of classical and contemporary ideas—for and against—that are relevant to business and those destined to lead it. Rather than presenting the reader with a ‘philosophy of leadership’ the author uses his experiences in academia and as a leader in business to illustrate the practical application of philosophical ideas and methodologies covering the art and science of being a business leader: motivating stakeholders to deliver the initial phase of a business plan for a new product or service; processing information (and risky ‘hidden-information’) that brings the company vision into reality; and ethically managing relationships to enhance the quality of decision-making and its outcomes. Creative aspiration, knowledge and ethical character are the three pillars of leadership. Within that construct, this book challenges leaders to seek their own path to self-development inspired by ideas that shape the ecology of capitalism and the opportunities it provides stakeholders to endow meaning and dignity to their lives through their participation in business. Table of Contentsintroduction.- Part 1: Some philosophical foundations.- Part 2: Managing creativity…birthing the dream.- Part 3: Interpreting information to deliver the dream.- Part 4: Ethics and business…uniting the dream makers. Conclusion.- References.

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Book SynopsisOne of the core functions of any successful business is the ability to manage and adapt to risk. In a global environment characterised by complexity, it is vital to be able to understand where risk lies and how it impacts upon business.This textbook presents a series of meta-level trends, including as geo-political risks, climate change, and technology, and explores how they are forming and reshaping the risk environment of business. Using a mix of micro and macro level analysis, students will be able to understand how seemingly random, global events, pose challenges for firms. Representing a bold sea-change in the study of international business, this book emphasises the practical elements that students will need to understand in order to succeed in the real world. Readers will not only learn how to understand and read risks in international markets, but they will also benefit from a tooklit to help them assess these processes. Ultimately, this textbook will furnish students with a full appreciation of the importance of risk in international systems.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Nature of Risk in the International System This chapter will seek to define the main concepts and frameworks to be utilised within this book. The form and nature of risk will be explored as will the multi-scalar nature of the international system. The chapter will offer initial explorations of the links between the two and outline the mains meta level risks/trends to be addressed within the rest of the book. Chapter 2: Globalising the Business Model This chapter will introduce readers to the concept of the business model as well as exploring the nature of risk within them. In so doing, the chapter will outline how globality places adaptive tensions upon business models by reshaping the context through which risk impacts upon a firm’s value creating capabilities whether in terms of operations, markets, partners, etc. Chapter 3: The State in the International System IB is based upon the operations of business between and within states. Thus on both a standalone basis - and as a result of interdependencies - an understanding of states as agents of change within the international system is needed. The chapter will assess the notions of how the state shapes and adapts to risk within the global system. The chapter will also look at different types of states and how risk tends to vary across them. Chapter 4: Geo-economic Risks These are risks to business sourced from shifts or changes in the global economic system that have an impact that is International in nature . Such changes can be either random or emerge as a result of processes within the global economy. The chapter will address the main forms of macro-economic risks that have the potential to impact upon the sustainability of business. Thus the chapter will look at patterns of growth, trade, investment and so on and explore how trends in these indicators alter the opportunities/risks faced by the global business system. Chapter 5: Environmental Risks This chapter will examine how long term changes in the natural environment are reshaping risks at the micro and macro level. This can be through naturally occurring events and processes that can impact upon international operations through disrupting supply chains etc. There is also the human sourced environment changes (such as climate change) and how policymakers and consumer concerns in this area is impacting (both negatively and positively) upon the operation of the international system. Chapter 6: Geopolitical risks The ability of firms to operate across borders will in no small part be defined by the relationships between states. This matters to business as globally stretched supply chains are at risk of disruption should state relations decline. Consequently, geopolitics can have a large impact upon firm performance. This chapter will not only explore the broad consequence of geo-political risk for business but also examine the main geo-political processes currently at play within the global commercial system are shaping the risk environment for IB. Chapter 7: Societal Risks Social risks have been emergent themes throughout the economic system shaped by a mix of factors such as changing demographics, inequality and immigration. This chapter in addressing these issues seeks to explore the main social tensions within the global system and how these are reshaping the effective operation of the international system. It will seek to assess the potential for instability from such processes as well as understanding the responses to such trends. Chapter 8: Technological Risk Businesses operate in shifting technological contexts has the potential to alter the risk context at both micro (for example commercial obsolescence) and macro (for example security) levels. The emergence of new technologies based on AI or the rise of additive manufacturing have the capability to reshape the form and nature of the international system and its operation. The chapter will identify the core themes in technological change and how such meta-trends are altering our understanding of IB. Chapter 9: Infrastructural Risk Activity at both macro and micro levels operates in a complex spatial system that depends upon multi-level (national, international, etc.) infrastructures to support activity across space especially with increasingly elongated, complex supply chains. This exposes both businesses and state to risks created by disruption (either natural or human) to economic infrastructures. This chapter will seek to explore these risks not just within man-made structures but also across the global commons and how these can shape the value creating capability of the system. Chapter 10: International Business and Risk This chapter will bring the analysis within the previous chapters together to develop a holistic perspective on risks within globalised business models. The chapter will seek to offer practical guidance in understanding how to assess risks within businesses that operate within increasingly complex international environments.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the function of the museum in culture today? Leading culture makers offer perspectives for the new era aheadGathering together fresh perspectives from more than 25 leading art and museum figuresincluding artists, architects, curators and museum directorsfrom all over the world, this collection of interviews and contributions shares idiosyncratic views, feedback and visions of what is and what should or should not be a museum in the 21st century, both inherently and in our fast-changing cultural ecosystem.Do we need a new art historical canon? How can museums become welcoming places for everybody? How should a museum deal with artworks that are considered problematic today? Is the blockbuster a thing of the past? How can museums be sustainable? These are some of the pressing questions answered very differently by the contributors, together with others dealing with the relationships between the local and the global, the museums' governance and financial organization, technological possibilities, and audience-related challenges. Showing the diversity of today's thinking about the museum, this tome constitutes a valuable handbook for navigating an ever-evolving landscape. Edited by Cristina Bechtler and Dora Imhof, the book is introduced by Chris Dercon and concludes with a postface by Hans Ulrich Obrist.Interviewees and contributors include: David Adjaye, Richard Armstrong, Manuel Borja-Villel, Lionel Bovier, Raphael Chikukwa, David Chipperfield, Bice Curiger, Clementine Deliss, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Sabine Haag, Camille Henrot, Jacques Herzog, Josef Helfenstein, Junya Ishigami, Sam Keller, Ramiro Martínez, Sarah Morris, Dimitri Ozerkov, Adriano Pedrosa, Susanne Pfeffer, Manuel Rabaté, Rebecca Rabinow, Pipilotti Rist, Adam Szymczyk and Eugene Tan.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive exploration into the identification and development of sustainable business models as well as their implementation, management and evaluation. With ever-increasing pressure on organisations to respond to societal change and improve competition through sustainable business model innovation (SBMI), this book aims to contribute to the knowledge of their design and management. The chapters explore the role of partnerships, the Internet of Things and the circular economy, among other factors, in developing SBM and how SBMI is facilitated through ideation and in entrepreneurial settings. Providing new typologies, patterns and a framework to evaluate the level of sustainability of business models, this book critically reviews existing literature on the topic to examine the potential of SBMI in research and in practice. The contributing authors employ a number of case studies and case examples to illustrate the integration of sustainable business models throughout the value chain, and their influence on wider social, environmental and business activities.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction - The driver and challenges of sustainable business modelsAnnabeth Aagaard Chapter 2: New patterns and typologies of sustainable business models Florian Lüdeke-Freund Chapter 3: Designing sustainable business models: exploring IoT-enabled strategies to drive sustainable consumption Nancy Bocken & Emilia Ingemarsdotter Chapter 4: Sustainability goal setting with a value-focused thinking approach Janne Huiskonen and Kaisa Manninen Chapter 5: Sustainable business model ideation and development of early ideas for sustainable business models – Analyzing a new tool facilitating the ideation process Saku Mäkinen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jörg Langwaldt and Ulla Sari Chapter 6: Business models for multiple value creation – Exploring strategic changes in organisations enabling to address societal challenges Jan Jonker and Niels Faber Chapter 7: Managing innovation for circular industrial systems Sofia Ritzen Chapter 8: Leveraging sustainable business model innovation through business-NGO collaboration Annabeth Aagaard and Lise Lodsgård Chapter 9: Sustainable business models in an entrepreneurial environment Raz Godelnik and Jen van der Meer Chapter 10: Organization Identity and Value Triangle: Management of Jungian Paradoxes to Enable Sustainable Business Model Innovation Roberto Biloslavo, David Edgar and Robert Carlo Bagnoli Chapter 11: Performance management and enterprise excellence through sustainable business models Rick Edgeman Chapter 12: Summary and concluding remarks – The next step for sustainable business models Annabeth Aagaard

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Book SynopsisThis textbook presents a coherent and robust structure for integrated risk management in the context of operations and finance. It explains how the operations-finance interface jointly optimizes material and financial flows under intricate risk exposures. The book covers financial flexibility, operational hedging, enterprise risk management (ERM), supply chain risk management (SCRM), integrated risk management (IRM), supply chain finance (SCF), and financial management of supply chain strategies. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches – including conceptualization, theory building, analytical modeling, and empirical research – are used to assess the value creation by integrating operations and finance. “This book provides a comprehensive description of the interactions between finance and operations and of how managers can best make decisions in recognition of these effects.” John R. Birge, University of Chicago“Supply chain finance is an emerging area where innovations can unlock great values to complement the advances in information and physical flows of supply chain.” Hau L. Lee, Stanford University“This book provides an excellent overview of supply chain finance and its most recent advances.” Jan A. Van Mieghem, Northwestern University“This book is indispensable for advanced students as well as practitioners when looking for a pedagogical sound and scientific rigorous approach to Supply Chain Finance.” Ralf W. Seifert, IMD/EPFL“The book advances our knowledge on the interface between operations and finance and provides managerial guidelines for effective risk management in the supply chain.” Xiande Zhao, CEIBSTrade Review“The book provides a comprehensive description of the interactions between finance and operations in the management of firms by also providing tools for best making decisions in the field. … The book can be very useful for students, practitioners and academics, as well as researchers and global managers, who can find in it valuable insights and directions for further investigation.” (Doina Carp, zbMATH 13.93.90.003m, 2018)Table of ContentsIntroduction to Operations-finance Interface.- Capital Structure and Financial Risk Management.- Supply Chain Risk Management.- Integrated Risk Management in Multinational Corporations.- Integrated Risk Management with Capacity Reshoring.- Supply Chain Finance.- Managing Supplier Financial Risk with Pre-shipment Finance Instruments.- Research Overview of Operations-finance Interface.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible and multifaceted vision of the ongoing changes in the retail industry, presenting practical steps a retailer can take in their store to adapt to the digitized world. The benefits of online commerce can be transferred to physical retail, and brick-and-mortar businesses can expand on their existing advantages. Using these strategies, physical stores can not only compete with online retail, they can offer even more to their customers. Store closures are taking place at a staggering rate, and this book offers guidance on how to overcome the so-called retail apocalypse. The book offers 15 innovative strategies on how to: Transfer the benefits of online shopping to physical stores Develop new, interactive brand experiences Apply latest in-store technologies Present customers a more sustainable, greener store experience Also included are practical tips for each strategy and 50 best-practice examples from around the world. With this book, readers will learn to navigate the changing retail landscape.Table of ContentsPart I. Brand Experience 1. Testing and Playing 2. Paid Experience 3. Pop-up Shop 4. Community Hub Part II. Retail Technologies5. Augmented Reality6. Virtual Reality 7. Artificial Intelligence 8. RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Part III. Inspired by Online Retail 9. Social Networks 10. In-Store Apps 11. Easy Checkout 12. Pickup and Returns 13. Delivery Part IV. Sustainability 14. Point of Sale 15. Rent, Resale, Redesign 16. Closing Words

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Book SynopsisThe book outlines the processes of calculating and critically reviewing construction costs and times for clients and contractors in different project phases. Any project or structural analysis should yield accurate information on times, costs, and prices. The related database is more or less uncertain depending on project complexity and the circumstances of work performance. It is thus recommended to use ranges of key input parameters. This approach consistently considers uncertainties within a holistic project view, thus enhancing the plausibility and validity of specific values. Only the integration of probabilistic methods will allow for calculating and graphically representing the chance/risk ratio as a crucial project variable ultimately influencing the entire business. This book examines the systemic modeling and consideration of uncertainties when determining construction costs and times, and life-cycle costs. It contains detailed descriptions of other decision-making processes, including project preparation and planning (developer calculation, soil survey, cost estimate), work preparation (costing, pricing, construction time evaluation, resource identification, comparison of construction methods, bid analysis, contract award), and project execution (site logistics, construction method selection, construction process planning, work coordination, sourcing, determination of additional costs, trend analyses), as well as for project portfolio management as a tool relevant to all phases.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Basics.- Chapter 3: Data, Information, Knowledge, and BIM.- Chapter 4: Management of Chances and Risks.- Chapter 5: Applying the Management of Chances and Risks to Project Phases.- Chapter 6: The Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Simulations.- Chapter 7: Application of Monte Carlo Simulations.- Chapter 8: Influence of Project Lead Time and Construction Time on Project Targets.- Chapter 9: Worked Examples – Client.- Chapter 10: Worked Examples – Contractor.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on knowledge management and learning organizations, showing how they realise entrepreneurship and innovation. Understanding knowledge management as the process of creating, sharing and managing an organization’s information and knowledge, and focusing learning organizations in their collaborations to promote continuous learning are two issues that are critical to the organizational success. As such, this book offers insights into the topic and the appropriate use of the tools and strategies that drive competitive organizations operating on an international or transnational scale.Table of ContentsFactors affecting knowledge management and learning: Exploring the role of diversity, inclusion and organizational citizenship behavior.- Knowledge codification.- Knowledge management: To share or not to share.- Knowledge transfer: An emerging element of a learning organisation in family businesses.- Corporate memory system: Key for experienced based management.- Knowledge management: Looking for success profiles.- The misconception between organizational learning and knowledge management.

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Book SynopsisMany emerging market countries are bank-based economies and are increasingly affected by geopolitical risks, U.S. dollar dynamics, regulations, preferential trade agreements (PTAs), MNCs (that often function like international organizations), social networks, labor dynamics, cross-border spillovers and the inefficient expansion of formal/informal microfinance. Country risks, informal economies (that account for 20-50 percent of the national economy of many emerging market countries), investor protection, enforcement commitment, compliance costs, sustainability (environmental, social, economic and political sustainability), economic growth, political stability, financial stability, geopolitical risk, social networks, household economics, inequality and international trade outcomes can vary dramatically across many DECs and LDECs due to these phenomena. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the many problems inherent in political systems, economic policy and governments’ emergency powers during pandemics/epidemics and economic/financial crisis.This second volume focuses on geopolitical risks that are intertwined with constitutional political economy and labor issues, alongside addressing some of the financial and constitutional crises that occurred in Europe, Asia and the U.S. during 2007-2020. This book provides analysis of complex systems and the preferences and reasoning of state/government and corporate actors in order to develop better artificial intelligence and decision-system models of geopolitical risk, public policy and international capital flows, all of which are increasingly important decision factors for investment managers, boards-of-directors and government officials.Table of Contents​Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Sustainable Growth, Financial Stability and the Failure/Unconstitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act (USA) (and Similar Statutes Such as the Pre-2020 European Union Sustainable Growth Regulations)Chapter 3. Economic Psychology, Geopolitical Risk and The Unconstitutionality of Private-Sector Credit RatingAgencies, Ratings Opinions and Government Bailouts/Bail-insChapter 4. International Constitutional Political Economy and Sustainability Issues Inherent in Accounting andDerivatives Standards-Setting OrganizationsChapter 5. Unconstitutionality and Failure of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the PCAOB (USA) and Similar InstitutionsChapter 6. Complex Systems, Pandemics/Epidemics and the Welfare-State,Part-1: “Policy-Contagion” And Cross-Border SpilloversChapter 7. Complex Systems, Pandemics and the Welfare State,Part-2: Constitutional Political Economy, Complianceand Constitutional Contagion Issues

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Book SynopsisReal profit after taxes is the most important management target. Profits are the cost of survival and the creators of new value. In this book, celebrated management thinker Hermann Simon brings clarity to the jungle of profit concepts and balance sheets. He sheds light on the performance of numerous companies and industries in international comparison and looks at the key profit drivers: price, sales and costs. Hermann Simon derives practical consequences from his astute analysis and offers a convincing guide to profit-oriented and sustainable corporate management! The book pleads for a reconsideration of profit as the guiding concept of management and entrepreneurship, and it showcases how profitability can ensure the long term health of a business. Questioning the fact/dilemma, why more than 80 percent of companies in the US are going public have never turned a profit, this book is invaluable inspiration and a powerful guide for responsible and resilient managers and entrepreneurs. Table of Contents​Chapter 1. Profit: What Is It?- Chapter 2. In Search of Profit.- Chapter 3. The Goal.- Chapter 4. The Ethics of Profit.- Chapter 5. Diagnosis and Therapy.- Chapter 6. Profit Driver: Price.- Chapter. Profit Driver: Sales Volume.- Chapter 8. Profit Driver: Cost.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the second volume in the Palgrave Studies in Political Marketing and Management series to focus on political marketing and management in New Zealand’s general elections. Co-edited by political marketing experts Edward Elder and Jennifer Lees-Marshment from the University of Auckland, and with contributions from academics and practitioners, this book covers topics including political strategy, Vote Compass, market research, political branding, delivery marketing, targeting and political communication. Importantly, this book looks at the use of political marketing and management during a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, this book provides valuable insights into political marketing and management in practice, not just for New Zealand, but for political leaders, parties and campaigners around the world. Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction: Political Marketing & Management in New Zealand, 2017-2020Chapter 2 – Vote Compass 2020 Part 1: Public Views on Policy and Leadership Chapter 3 – Labour and National’s Market-Orientation in 2020 Chapter 4 - Communicating Market-Oriented Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 5 – Delivering in Government Chapter 6 – Targeting Party Policies and Target Demographics Chapter 7 –Targeting in Political Adverts by Major and Minor Parties social media Chapter 8 - Political Marketing and Management in Practice: The Practitioner Perspectives Chapter 9 - Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWater risks, including the lack of access to fresh water for personal and industrial use, droughts, floods, and water contamination, are problems that are not new, yet, they are amplifying in the face of climate change, population growth, and rapid economic development. Properly identifying, measuring, and managing these risks as well as taking advantage of related mitigation opportunities is essential for the future well-being of firms across various industries, investors who invest in these firms, local and federal governments, and ultimately our society as a whole. This edited book sheds light on this topic by examining the unique measurement and modelling challenges associated with either the scarcity or overabundance of water and their interaction with finance and society. Specifically, it explores approaches to assess and operationalize water risk, examines the vulnerability of institutions and markets, and discusses strategies for risk mitigation. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing Water Risk: A Framework for (Integrated) Water Risk Assessment and Management.- Part 1: Assessing Water Risk: Frameworks, Models, and Tools.- Chapter 2: Data for Water Risks: Current Trends in Reporting Frameworks, Shortcomings, and the Way Forward.- Chapter 3: How Do Investors Assess Water Risk?.- Chapter 3: How Do Investors Assess Water Risk?.- Chapter 4: The Developing Field of Water Risk Valuation for the Financial Industry.- Chapter 5: Financial Implications of Parched Power: Insights from an Analysis of Indian Thermal Power Companies.- Chapter 6: Water Insecurity and Climate Risk: Investment Impact of Floods and Droughts.- Chapter 7: Chronic Coastal Threats Warrant Valuation Re-Think.- Part 2: Managing Water Risk: Investing in the Future.- Chapter 8: Water Risks, Conflicts and Socially Responsible Investment: A Case Study of Ontario, Canada.- Chapter 9: Forward Pricing of Embedded Water – A Step Towards Sustainable Development in Agriculture.- Chapter 10: Misbehaving Drinking Water Systems: Risk and the Complex Nature of Failure.- Chapter 11: Multi-dimensional and Interacting Water and Climate Risks and Pricing them in the Industry Context.- Chapter 12: Water Risk: An Overview and Inspiration for Future Work.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the emergence and evolution of family firms throughout Latin America, from the colonial period to the modern day. In the course of Latin American history, institutions evolved to create order and reduce the uncertainty of the market. Using institutional change theory, social capital theory in organizational settings and resource-based view as organizing frameworks, the authors show how differences among family business in the region developed by examining the influx of foreign settlers, the shift from state-owned enterprises to privatized family business groups, and the effect of globalization. This text, presenting cases of family firms across several countries, offers entrepreneurship scholars a fresh perspective of a neglected region. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The syncretism (the first wave): The first family businesses in the region.- Chapter 3. First migration flows (the second wave): A new culture of family businesses.- Chapter 4. Mapping the formation of the family group (the third wave): From state[1]owned companies to large family group.- Chapter 5. The new wave of global family entrepreneurs (the fourth wave).- Chapter 6. Conclusions, lessons learned and new avenues for further research.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to human resource development (HRD) in Southeast Asia and offers a holistic framework for the phenomenon of Regional HRD in Southeast Asia. It argues that viewing HRD in ASEAN as a complex adaptive system is the most effective way to understand the expansive and multifarious processes and activities involved in Regional HRD. As a region, Southeast Asia continues to emerge as one of the most dynamic and compelling in the world with a need to develop its human resources to further its independence, economic prosperity, and sovereignty. By focusing on a regional perspective of HRD, this book establishes the missing link in the transition from the national HRD to the global HRD perspective. Offering a framework for understanding how HRD policy and practice function within a dynamic ecosystem, this book appeals to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike, particularly those interested in ASEAN.Table of ContentsPart I: Researching Human Resource Development in Southeast AsiaChapter 1: Introduction: The Dynamic Region of Southeast Asia Chapter 2: Research Design Part II: The Human Resource Development Ecosystem of Southeast Asia Chapter 3: Culture, Policy, and ASEAN: The Macro Dimension Chapter 4: Education and Networks: The Meso Dimension Chapter 5: Individuals and Organizations: The Micro Dimension Part III: A Holistic Framework for the ASEAN Community Chapter 6: Developing Human Resources the ASEAN Way Chapter 7: The Future of HRD in Southeast Asia

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Book SynopsisThis book comprises high-quality refereed research papers presented at the 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Logistics Engineering (ICAILE2021), held in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 22–24 January 2021, organized jointly by Wuhan University of Technology, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and the International Research Association of Modern Education and Computer Science. The topics discussed in the book include state-of-the-art papers in artificial intelligence and logistics engineering. It is an excellent source of references for researchers, graduate students, engineers, management practitioners and undergraduate students interested in artificial intelligence and their applications in logistics engineering.Table of ContentsDeep Learning for Grasp-and-Lift Movement Forecasting based on Electroencephalography by Brain-computer Interface.- Inland Waterborne Commerce Study based on Variance Decomposition and Cross-spectral Analysis.- RBF-based Input Doubling Method for Small Medical Data Processing.- Vehicles and Cargos Two-sided Matching based on Similarity Calculation.- Warehousing Process Mining Research based on Petri Net.- Mathematical Methods of Algebraic Biology.

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Book SynopsisBusiness education and executive development has been one of the most fascinating industries in the world and the fastest growing segment of higher education over the past decades. Today, it is experiencing change on a scale unprecedented since the foundation of the first business schools in the early 20th Century, both due to changes in the corporate environment and also due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across all industries. In this context how do you create world-class educational and training institutions that can cope with those challenges, and be rigorous, vocationally relevant and suited to the corporate growing needs in this new fluid world? And how do you combine the very best of traditional academic values with new learning technologies to create an educational model that is fit to compete in the global economy, threatened today by populism, nationalism and economic turmoil? Yet, as daunting as it is, some institutions have already made significant progress in the journey. In this book Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño, President of IE University, and Peter Lorange, former President of IMD, bring together contributions from leading figures from some of the world’s major universities. They share their experiences in addressing some of the challenges that the industry faces today, such as diversity and inclusion, employability, the role of AI and the advent of innovative new platforms. Packed with case studies of successful initiatives in business education and executive training, this is a truly visionary book. Authors anticipate future trends and share their in-depth knowledge of what it takes to build world-class educational providers – and their vision of higher education in the future.Trade Review“It presents invaluable insights, based on experience and real cases … . The book provides a guide for business schools, executive education centres and their corporate clients … . Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño and Peter Lorange have selected a broad range of topnotch contributors and revealing case studies to anticipate future trends and share in-depth knowledge … . Overall, the conclusions reached are positive and important reading for anyone involved in executive development.” (Peter Chadwick, IEDP, iedp.com, February 9, 2022)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Business Education in Times of Disruption and Resilience.- Values and Purpose: Rethinking Executive Education for the Virtual World.- Megatrends Impacting Higher Education After the Pandemic.- The Enlightened Manager: Management and the Humanities.- Business Schools as Catalysts for Sustainable Development.- Executive Education 2.0 Coming Right Up.- Perennial Insights from Peter Drucker.- The Role of Business Education in Supporting the Future of Work.- Case Studies to Part I: The Innovative Ecosystem.- AACSB: Paving New Ways in Business Education.- Traditional Corporations Going Green: Yara.- Diversity and Inclusion: Santander.- Reinventing Public Service: US Postal Service.- The Renaissance of Business Schools: 'Abracadabra': How Technology-Enhanced Education Personalizes Learning.- The MBA Is Dead: Long Live the MBA.- Organizational Responses to Societal and Business Challenges.- Reimagine Executive Education.- Case Studies to Part II: Bridging Academia and Business: Mazars.- Executive Education in Southeast Asia: Asian Institute of Management.- Learning to Learn: PWC.- International Campuses Abroad: University of Southampton in Malaysia.- Transforming Organizations: Haier.- Innovation: Formats, Methods, Platforms: Using the Pandemic to Reset Executive Programs.- Post-Pandemic Architecture and Education.- How the Pandemic Has Demonstrated the Importance of System Leadership in Executive Education.- Executive Education Post-Pandemic: Some Reflections on the Role of Technology-Mediated Interactions Going Forward.- Executive Education for Family Owned Portfolio Corporations: Needs and Challenges.- Learning Analytics.- Case Studies to Part III: Learning Platforms: edX.- Enhancing Social Reach: OpenClassrooms.- Chinese Executive Education in Perspective: CKGSB's Innovations in Business Education.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains contributions from the IX International Scientific Conference “Digital Transformation of the Economy: Challenges, Trends and New Opportunities,” which was organized by Samara State University of Economics (SSEU, Samara, Russia), 2021, and devoted to the 90th anniversary of this higher education institution.Digital technologies became even more in demand during the pandemic, when companies, state authorities, and educational organizations were forced to switch to a remote format of work. The “forced” digitization of the usual ways of activity required rapid and decisive changes. Understanding the ongoing digital transformation implies the relevance of further in-depth research of this issue in the context of various socioeconomic systems, interdisciplinary interactions, and cooperation between scientists and practitioners. The book is an attempt to analyze these changes and consider them from the point of view of various scientific areas (economics, management, education, law, sociology, and others). This book addresses theoretical and practical aspects by studying the digital technology application in terms of the new socioeconomic reality development: big data in the digital economy, data collection and exchange, artificial intelligence, intelligent communications, digital platforms and strategies for the sustainable development of socioeconomic systems, and new requirements of professional and business education. It provides significant value for scientists, teachers, and students of higher educational institutions.Table of ContentsBig Data Application in the Digital Economy: Legal, Technical and Economic Aspects.- Issues on “Big Data” and Personal Data Correlation and Differentiation.- The Use of Big Data in Digital Economy and Related Legal Aspects.- Information in the Digital Economy as a Subject of Criminal Law Protection.- Regulatory “Sandboxes” on Russian Market: Theoretical and Legal Aspect of Specialized Regulation.- Current Issues of Training Economic Security Personnel for the Digital Economy.- Big Data in the Digital Economy: Prospects for Application and Legal Regulation.- Information Security as a Condition for Sustainable Development in the Global World.- Stream of Commerce Involving Big Data: Legal Aspects.- Digital Innovation in the Light of the Experimental Legal Regime.- Big Data Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry.- Personal Data Protection as a Basis of Digitalization.- Legality of Sanctional Mechanisms Use in the Internet.- «Big Data» in Labor Relations.- Big Data Application in Information Support of Organization Management: Problems and Prospects.

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Book SynopsisThe book describes the complete project process in individual steps for SAP S/4HANA project management based on the SAP ACTIVATE implementation methodology. By imparting knowledge based on experience with real SAP projects, the book supports project managers in developing skills and qualifications that will lead them to the successful management of SAP projects. In this context it emphasizes the crucial role of human interaction from the start to the successful completion of projects and provides useful tips on how to recognize and avoid pitfalls.Enriched with a wide range of material such as templates, checklists and practical examples, the book provides concrete guidance for project managers and participants on how to successfully manage ongoing projects. The book is valuable for both beginners and experienced project managers and also gives decision makers and stakeholders an excellent insight into the planning and management of large projects.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. What makes an SAP-Project so different?.- Chapter 3. The SAP S/4HANA project: How it should be.- Chapter 4. The SAP S/4HANA Project: How it is.- Chapter 5. The underestimated success factor: people.- Chapter 6. Project Planning, Control and Quality Assurance.- Chapter 7. Examples of real-live SAP-S/4HANA Projects.- Chapter 8. Consultants: Boon or Bane? Benefit or Burden?.- Chapter 9. Tools for project support.- Chapter 10. 12 Commandments for a successful SAP project.

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