Images of projects

This very distinctive book, "Images of Projects", challenges the way we think about projects in the most fundamental way: it rejects outright the idea of a one 'best way' to view all projects and also the idea of following a prescriptive approach. In contrast, "Images ...

Global perspectives on corporate governance and CSR

Eds. Güler Aras, David Crowther. Good governance is good PR, it is important in every sphere of society, whether it be the corporate environment, the political, or wider society. When resources are too limited to meet the minimum expectations of the people, it is a ...

Creating food futures

trade, ethics and the environment

Eds. Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Janice Jiggins, Emyr Vaughan Thomas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A global transformation in food supply and consumption is placing our food security at risk. What changes need to be made to the ways we trade, process and purchase our food if everyone in the world ...

Business development for the biotechology and pharmaceutical industry

Business Development in the Biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries accounts for over $5 billion in licensing deal value per year and much more than that in the value of mergers and acquisitions. Transactions range from licences to patented academic research, to product developments as licences, joint ...

Action learning for managers

"Action Learning for Managers" is a clear, concise and straightforward guide to this well-established approach to problem solving and learning in groups that enables change in individuals, teams, organizations and systems. Through action learning people develop themselves and build the relationships that are the key ...

Checklists for due diligence

If you are buying a company how can you be sure you are buying the business you think you are?Are you sure it is as good as the seller says?How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once ...

Enterprise 2.0

how social software will change the future of work

Social software has taken the Internet by storm, fuelling huge growth in collaborative authoring platforms (such as blogs, wikis and podcasts) and massive expansion in social networking communities. These technologies have generated an unprecedented level of consumer participation and it is now time for businesses ...

Teaching and learning at business schools

transforming business education

Business schools are facing ever increasing internationalization: students are far less homogenous than before, faculty members come from different countries, and teaching is carried out in second (or even third) languages. As a result business schools and their teachers wrestle with new challenges as these ...

Price management in financial services

smart strategies for growth

Aut. Georg Wuebker...[et al]. The retail financial services industry is changing. Deregulation has created a competitive market place in which successful providers are becoming increasingly customer centric. Pricing is becoming a major strategic issue, but the majority of providers still use out-dated risk and ...

The invisible organization

how informal networks can lead organizational change

Despite valiant efforts and the advent of techniques such as delegation, career development, performance management, key performance indicators, programme and project management, social network analysis, and employee engagement, most organizations struggle to beat the 70 per cent failure rule for profound, people-disruptive business change. Surveys ...

59 checklists for project and programme managers

This book is aimed at people who are involved in, or are about to become involved in, a project or programme. If you feel your project and programme management competences can be improved, "59 Checklists for Project and Programme Managers" will undoubtedly offer you useful ...

Film and television distribution and the Internet

a legal guide for the media industry

There is no area of business that is more dramatically affected by the explosion of web-based services delivered to computers, PDAs and mobile phones than the film and television industries. The web is creating radical new ways of marketing and delivering television and film content ...

The CEO

chief engagement officer: turning hierarchy upside down to drive performance

You may be a senior executive wondering how to engage hundreds or thousands of employees in your vision, strategy or the transformation of the business; or a specialist in HR, communication and change, tasked with the challenge of 'aligning and mobilizing' your people. In either ...

Countering terrorist finance

a training handbook for financial services

Regulation and control of the financial industry has become the weapon of choice for governments struggling to control the rise in global crime and terrorism. Tim Parkman and Gill Peeling's "Countering Terrorist Finance: A Training Handbook" is a practical, specialist guide to training staff ...

Estimating risk

a management approach

Andy Garlick's book explores the role of quantitative techniques in modern risk management. Risk management has grown in importance in most organisations in the last 20 years, but in many remains at the level of an intuitive or gut-feel approach. Andy argues that this ...

Strategic negotiation

A first-rate organizational business plan demands an understanding of the dynamics behind remuneration, joint ventures, partnerships, alliances, major contracts; in fact, all of the commercial imperatives that will define success or failure over a five-year (or longer) period. And realizing this plan will involve complex ...

Music distribution and the internet

a legal guide for the music business

There is hardly an aspect of internet music promotion, sale and distribution which does not have a legal dimension. Since the stakeholders in the process includes artists, their managers, music publishers, record companies, distribution companies and the consumer, the law relating to internet music distribution ...

Senior executive reward

key models and practices

Executive pay remains a contentious topic for many organizations. Unfortunately for company executives, much of the writing about it is either sensationalist or highly academic; none of it much help to the reader looking for a balanced and informed view of the subject. Sandy Pepper ...

Due diligence

the critical stage in acquisitions and mergers

How can you be sure you are buying the company you think you are? Are you sure it is as good as the seller says? How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once you are the owner and responsible ...

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