Ownership and organization of enterprises

This book connects political economy perspectives with scenario planning for mapping out future trajectories of digital ecosystems.

The only series of step-by-step guides to succeeding in the skilled trades and achieving the American dream.

Without a governance structure, IT at many hospitals and healthcare systems is a haphazard endeavor that typically results in late, over-budget projects and, ultimately, disparate systems.

In the face of global challenges and changes - some may even say because of them - one major dilemma looms large for citizens and leaders worldwide: how can we ensure that our countries address these challenges successfully?

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions stands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspectives.

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Untangle the web of fundraising regulations, with the latest updates for 2019 The Law of Fundraising is the definitive reference by the field's most respected authority, and the only book to tackle the increasingly complex maze of federal and state fundraising regulations.

The Right to Know is a timely and compelling consideration of a vital question: What information should governments and other powerful organizations disclose?

Over the last 10 years, the concept of value has emerged in both business and public life as part of an important process of measuring, benchmarking, and assuring the resources we invest and the outcomes we generate from our activities.

This title provides the tools necessary to go beyond the theory and create value-added services for accountants clients.

The rise and spread of Covid-19 in the beginning of 2020 presents a once-in-a-century challenge and opportunity for decision makers, managers, scholars, and citizens to understand the risks, mitigate its impact and prepare for future crises.

All management starts with self-management - handle fear and become an authentic leader.

This book reframes theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to public administration by drawing on complexity theory concepts.

Social Purpose Enterprises: Case Studies for Social Change presents case studies of twelve organizations that operate in a growing niche within the Canadian social economy: market-based entities supported by a nonprofit organization and operated for the benefit of a workforce who lives on the margins of society.

For undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and/or small business management.

Acquisitions and joint ventures can be difficult, costly, and risky, but if a company uses the right teams and processes and is adequately prepared, the chance of success can be significantly increased.

Recent decades have seen the study of politics invaded by economic theories, methods and techniques.

Policing and Public Management takes a new perspective on the challenges and problems facing the governance of police forces across the UK and the developed world.

This book, originally published in 1989, studies both the growth and the barriers to growth of small firms.

The evidence is undeniable.

This book aims to develop four key challenges that remain unresolved in the boundary-spanning literature, which span from the conceptual, to the practice, to the translational.

The Rhythm of Business identifies and describes the natural development process which all successful business people use intuitively when starting and running a business.

Democracy can be understood as a concept as well as a system of government associated with certain values, including transparency, accountability, the protection of rights, and non-oppressive government.

Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance.

Over the past few years social entrepreneurship has grown as a research field.

In the wake of an international pandemic, Healthy Decisions: Critical Thinking Skills for Healthcare Executives emerges as a crucial guide for leaders navigating the complex world of healthcare management.

'Innovative, well organised, readable and authoritative.

While the investigations and reports which have followed recent health care scandals in the UK have highlighted the very important issue of addressing organizational culture and the need for more effective leadership at every level, patients and their families have struggled to comprehend how such things can occur in a health service that is suppos

The development of leadership capacities addresses a vital and continuing need in communities and organizations as they attempt to adapt to a wide range of social, economic, environmental, and political changes.

The E-Medicine, E-Health, M-Health, Telemedicine, and Telehealth Handbook provides extensive coverage of modern telecommunication in the medical industry, from sensors on and within the body to electronic medical records and beyond.

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions stands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspectives.

In recent decades, medicine and health education has been challenged worldwide by changes in its profession.

This book focuses on the problems in America's health care system that have developed over the past 30 years and that will be with us for the next 30 years.

With so many start-ups struggling to survive beyond their first year of trading, what are the key things that will ensure a business makes the right start?

Twenty-first century healthcare will be defined by better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.

This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions.

Modern projects are all about one group of people delivering benefits to others, so it's no surprise that the human element is fundamental to project management.

Focusing on anti-corruption as a corporate social responsibility issue, Adefolake O.

Utilities have long been essential for societies, supplying basic services for nations, organizations and households alike.

An estimated 2 billion people live in countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence.

Wired for Good is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for nonprofit organizations no matter how large or small.

Americans spend more than $600 billion a year eating out.

Beyond Return on Investment: Expanding the Value of Healthcare Information Technology, 2nd Edition this updated and revised edition provides lessons learned from healthcare IT adoption and the opportunity to drive value realization.

The occurrence of failures and mistakes in health care, from primary care procedures to the complexities of the operating room, has become a hot-button issue with the general public and within the medical community.

This straightforward, easy-to-understand textbook inspires tools for improving job performance, productivity, and morale in law enforcement.

As governments throughout the world experience increasing fiscal challenges, the pressures on public sectors to streamline services and harness technological advances is unprecedented.

The purpose of this book is to offer insights into the complex and often unclear context of public sector management, providing a new theoretical and practical approach to the analysis and interpretation of these issues.

This revised and updated book explores the academics behind managing the complex service environment that is the Emergency Department (ED) by combining applied management science and practical experiences to create a model of how to improve operations.