This book is concerned with private investigations into suspicions of financial crime committed by white-collar criminals. Financial crime is illeg...

Chapter One discusses the elements that caused the latest and current problems in the European economies and also, the imposed privatisation (expro...

This book is a study on privatisation processes in former socialist countries given to the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. Thro...

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A must in project management, as the book clarifies the processes behind organising a project.

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This book presents a new approach to the public sector of the economy through the presentation of various issues relating to public-private partner...

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This is a methodolgy textbook designed to introduce students and researchers to the four most commonly used qualitative methods in organisation stu...

This book analyses the methods and outcomes of quality assurance in different fields. Chapter One reviews the concept of quality and its applicatio...

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Your CEO just came to you, the HR leader, and said she was hearing rumours about the turnover rate going up. She asks you why this might be happeni...

Primarily concerned with the organisational needs and objectives of a modern manufacturing firm, this book provides essential tools and techniques ...

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When veteran executive coach, professor, and ultraendurance champion Urs Koenig signed up to be a NATO peacekeeping commander and United Nations pe...

This book offers a complete guide to how organizations can build a well-working radical innovation muscle. The author differentiates between increm...

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The real option methodology is the generalized approach in corporate financial decision-making, investing and valuation. Traditionally, real option...

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