Based on thorough studies of several European business schools this book shows that the formation of the content is a complex issue that only can b...

Innovation benefits consumers through the development of new products, processes and services that improve lives and address unmet needs. It is key...

The book is about how the intelligent goods may collect, store, protect and communicate information related to the goods and its transport from A t...

This monograph is focused on intercultural issues, particularly in the global auto industry. The foreign direct investments (FDI) reasons are the r...

Despite the fact that there are internal auditing books in the market, these existing books are mainly written from the perspective of internal aud...

The United States has played an active role in helping to reform financial regulations to address weaknesses revealed by the 2007-2009 financial cr...

Recent research supports that sequential forms of Cross-Cultural Training (CCT), which offered pre-departure CCT as well as post-arrival CCT, are m...

Effective international business operation is not possible without implementing best practices of international human resource management (HRM) to ...

This book reflects on the unique dynamics of the international on-line marketplace.

An introduction to Knowledge Management, focussing on creating and sharing knowledge. This book teaches how to implement knowledge management in a ...

In this note a short introduction to the project "Employment Effects of Entrepreneurs" is presented. First, we describe the purpose of the project;...

Most organisations use, transform, distribute or sell materials of one or several kinds. The management of materials has serious implication on the...

"Many people go through life in a rather hit-or-miss fashion, casting about for ideas to explain why their projects improve or decline, why they ar...

Title IX of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act deals with investor protection and securities regulation. Parts of Title ...

The HRM literature argues that intended leadership practices can be perceived entirely different by employees, and that perceived practices are mor...

This book offers solutions to the often vexing task of organising a large organisation (and even small firms) into an effective marketing engine to...

We extend earlier analyses of the job creation of start-ups vs. established firms by taking into consideration the educational content of the jobs ...

We study whether entrepreneurial spinoffs are important drivers of industry dynamics. More precisely, we investigate whether the quality of jobs in...

In Job Satisfaction: Influencing Factors, Gender Differences and Improvement Strategies, the authors examine the way engagement in a work setting t...

Job satisfaction is a central concept in work and organizational psychology as it is associated with important individual as well as organizational...

This book begins by analysing the relationship between occupational stress and workplace bullying in the educational sector. It continues to examin...

On 30 January 2014, President Barack Obama directed Vice President Joseph Biden to lead a Government-wide review of Federal programs in the workfor...

This book deals with 3 interrelated activities in business and finance: joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and capital flow.

The ability to deliver excellent quality standards in the most productive manner possible is the hallmark of successful organisations in this age o...

Ezra Schwartz, Asher Palmer, Naftali Fraenkel and others are American-Israelis or children of American-Israelis who were murdered by Palestinians i...

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountabil...

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountabil...

The initial excitement of starting a business for many independent contractors, solopreneurs and small business owners can quickly turn into a whir...

The book first aims to contribute to the current literature on knowledge sharing through understanding how open workspace layouts (from a social an...

Knowledge management buzzes around as the best way for organisations to gain and sustain competitive advantage in the knowledge-based economy. Duri...

This book examines the technology, applications and impact of knowledge management. Topics include supporting knowledge maturing with integrated in...

Knowledge management (KM) is introduced to help companies create, share, and use knowledge effectively. Organisational theorists have for example e...

In 2008, the U.S. economy collided with two historic forces. The first force was the Great Recession, the most severe economic crisis in a generati...

This book focuses on the views of the NAIRU (Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment) concept. It introduces unemployment in economic growt...

Examines issues important to the economy related to gender wage gaps, the glass ceiling, job growth and the workplace of the future. Policy respons...

The number of large partnerships has more than tripled to 10,099 from tax year 2002 to 2011. Almost two-thirds of large partnerships had more than ...