Business mathematics and systems

Commodity markets present several challenges for quantitative modeling.

This book presents a selection of studies that have applied Operational Research methods to improve emergency planning in healthcare, to include both A&E and public health emergencies like epidemic and natural disasters.

This book explores startups that have thrived against the odds in places where startup success was deemed to be unlikely.

This book examines healthcare innovation processes, shedding light on the controversies endemic to innovation, which make such processes notoriously challenging.

The design of digital solutions has become a pressing concern for practitioners faced with a plethora of technology impacting their business.

This book reviews the field of Knowledge Management, taking a holistic approach that includes both "e;soft"e; and "e;hard"e; aspects.

In today's increasingly globalized environment, many economic fundamentals need to be reconsidered in order to regain stability in the global marketplace.

This book presents a collection of studies that have applied analytical methods to improve preparedness, planning, and a faster response to A&E and public health emergencies like epidemic and disease outbreak.

This edited two-volume collection presents the most interesting and compelling articles pertaining to the formulation of research methods used to study information systems from the 30 year publication history of the Journal of Information Technology (JIT).

This edited two-volume collection presents the most interesting and compelling articles pertaining to the formulation of research methods used to study information systems from the 30-year publication history of the Journal of Information Technology .

Systemic Entrepreneurship focuses on creating an awareness of systemic entrepreneurship and illustrates the fact that one needs to approach entrepreneurial support activities from many different angles.

Dynamic Systems Modelling and Optimal Control explores the applications of oil field development, energy system modelling, resource modelling, time varying control of dynamic system of national economy, and investment planning.

Dynamic Systems in Management Science explores the important gaps in the existing literature on operations research and management science by providing new and operational methods which are tested in practical environment and a variety of new applications.

Securitization regulation remains, in the eyes of investors, banks, businesses, bureaucrats and politicians, one of the remaining unsolved puzzles of the post-Global Financial Crisis landscape.

Understanding and Managing IT Outsourcing explains and illustrates how uncertainty and trust interact with each other, and how an understanding of this interaction is critical to success in IT outsourcing.

This book provides a comprehensive guide for modern derivatives pricing and credit analysis.

The 2008 financial crisis was a watershed moment which clearly influenced the public's perception of the role of 'finance' in society.

It is not intuitive to accept that there exists a link between quantum physical systems and cognitive systems.

Advertising Confluence offers a unique blend of both traditional and contemporary social media thinking about advertising and integrated brand promotions throughout the world.

Traditionally, company experts and outside collaborators innovate by developing the knowledge map.

The Palgrave Handbook of Research Design in Business and Management uses a new state-of-the-art research design typology model to guide researchers in creating the blueprints for their experiments.

In Profit From Science , author George Danner presents solutions to the big problems that modern business face solutions that are grounded in logic and empiricism.

In this, the first data-driven guide to real time marketing, Chris Kerns outlines the value of RTM via a comprehensive social data performance analysis.

The digital economy is at a tipping point.

The Brazilian financial markets operate in a very different way to G7 markets.

Human Capital in the Indian IT / BPO Industry analyses human capital management in the Indian information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, which has created a new paradigm for organising global talent engaged in designing and delivering IT and BPO services.

ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies.

People are an organizations' biggest asset and easily amount to 30% of company costs so even small improvements can have a bottom-line impact.

Barrier options are a class of highly path-dependent exotic options which present particular challenges to practitioners in all areas of the financial industry.

Enterprise Risk Management in Finance is a guide to measuring and managing Enterprise-wide risks in financial institutions.

This book provides a thorough overview of the European real estate Market.

Based on the 2005 publication The Financial Appraisal Profile Model , this book discusses how the FAP model can present an integrated process for the appraisal of financial and strategic benefits and the assessment of risk in ICT (Information Communication Technology) project proposals.

For businesses large and small, investment in digital technologies is now a priority essential for success.

What is Soft Systems Methodology?

Over the past few decades marketing practices have shifted with the sudden growth of social media and the proliferation of devices, platforms, and applications.

As power and gas markets are becoming more and more mature and globally competitive, the importance of reaching maximum potential economic efficiency is fundamental in all the sectors of the value chain, from investments selection to asset optimization, trading and sales.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern financial modeling using Excel, VBA, standards of financial modeling and model review.

Using current business examples and academic research, Tools for Systematic Problem-Solving educates managers and executives on how to systematically examine key assumptions to ensure survival and success for their organizations.

The rise of digital media and the public's demand for transparency has elevated the importance of communication for every business.

This book provides a hands-on, practical guide to understanding derivatives pricing.

This book constitutes an excellent source of information for gaining a better understanding of information technologies in healthcare; for reviewing how healthcare will change as a consequence; and how to manage these changes in order to realise eHealth's full potential in creating value for patients, professionals and the system as a whole.

In Principles of Marketology, Volume 1: Theory , Aghazadeh explores the definition, origins and framework of a new methodology for helping organizations better understand their market and competition.

This book offers a unique view of how innovation and competitiveness improve when organizations establish alliances with partners who have strong capabilities and broad social capital, allowing them to create value and growth as well as technological knowledge and legitimacy through new knowledge resources.

In this exciting work, Link and Scott summarize more than a decade of their research on public support of R&D in small, entrepreneurial firms, concluding public R&D investments, primarily funded by the U.

In a fast moving world, businesses need to keep up with data analysis and pattern spotting to identify future opportunities.

Unmasking Project Management helps professionals in information technology (IT) and business identify successful approaches to management of information systems (MIS) that will work for their organizations and projects.

The concept of followership is not new, to the extent that it has been around since the beginning of time.

Every business discipline has a unique vantage point on value creation and destruction, and while specialists have devised solutions, leaders rarely use them because of the inherent complexity in trying to understand which parts fit together to help them achieve goals.

Since the development of the Black-Scholes model, research on equity derivatives has evolved rapidly to the point where it is now difficult to cut through the myriad of literature to find relevant material.

Drawing on an international survey of over 1,000 business and executives, this book provides a management perspective on cloud technology.