132 products in Business & Investing

Deliberating on urgent issues that face the new architecture of the financial systems in Japan and East Asia, this text is broken into three sections: the role of financial institutions and markets

In the wake of the financial and corporate scandals of recent years, corporate governance increasingly is recognised as being at the heart of understanding how and why businesses are run as they

Exploring the theoretical and philosophical background of performance development, this text focuses on practical aspects, covers key issues, and combines case histories and examples with theoretical framework.

An in-depth analysis and synthesis of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to corporate communication, this title gives clear indications of the pertinent best practice outcomes of theoretically based applications.

This book takes the approach that all local economic clusters have something in common. It does this by putting specific case studies into a wider perspective.

Presents the guide to the theory and practice of cross-cultural management. Combining theory, tool-kits and applications, this book looks at this topic, investigating the recognition of cross-cultural differences, accounting for them in

According to a recent study by the ILO (2001), women's share of the labor force is increasing worldwide. Today, women's participation rate in the labor force is over 40 per cent of

This book offers a unique way of understanding the processes of organizational change. Rather than being structured as a 'how to' book, Making Sense of Organizational Change provides the reader with practical

This is a new text that examines developments in the area of network strategy. Differentiating itself from other policy network approaches with a mainly research focus, this text has a managerial orientation.

Offers a perspective on the public sector and presents a comprehensive analysis of exactly what it is and how it operates. Covering issues such as the principal-agent framework and the public sector,

Across the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing practices of

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has developed a powerful business community and a potent network of transnational organized groups. This book explores its impact on the evolution of the

Management gurus have existed for as long as the leaders of large, complex organizations have had intractable problems to solve. This book asks questions such as: What is the secret of the

Covering the key issues in North American human resources, this book contains chapters which feature a case vignettes to provide practical illustrations of the key points and guidelines to help HR professionals

Providing an insightful overview of the political, legal and social perspectives which inform corporate governance in China, this book examines the challenges of corporate governance faced by Chinese corporations and international corporations

Spanning a range of disciplines, including business, mathematics, finance and economics, this book offers a presentation of the topics and related parts of Stochastic Analysis and statistical finance that are covered in

Explores aspects of EBA in a broad and comprehensive analysis. This book examines the EBA's central position in EU discourse and its continuing relevance for the European and international trade agenda. It

Reviews how regulation has been revised in specific European countries to help restore confidence in the contribution of auditing to corporate governance. This book explores various themes, including the growing trend of