Business and Management

Is your business as profitable as it could be?

Make continuous learning part of your company's DNA-and growth, profits, and sustainability will followKeeping up with the pace of change may seem impossible, but it s not.

This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method.

Since its humble beginnings at Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971, Starbucks has grown to become an industry leader and household name.

The book is the follow-up to its predecessor "e;Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2009/2010"e; and includes a representative selection of all scientific publications published between 07/2011 and 06/2012 in various books, journals and conference proceedings by the researchers of the following institute cluster:IMA - Institute of Information Management in Mechanical EngineeringZLW - Center for Learning and Knowledge ManagementIfU - Associated Institute for Management CyberneticsFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen UniversityInnovative fields of application, such as cognitive systems, autonomous truck convoys, telemedicine, ontology engineering, knowledge and information management, learning models and technologies, organizational development and management cybernetics are presented.

At a time when boundaries between the nonprofit, business, and public sectors have grown increasingly confused and contested, this volume by leading experts on nonprofit organizations offers new ideas and frameworks for understanding the terrain that lies between the state and the market.

Vision and visuality are two concepts widely discussed and debated in philosophy and social science literature.

The all-in-one guide to everything you need to know to start an online business Starting an online business can be a tricky undertaking.

A highly practical guide to help leaders make intentional choices and draw on their assets, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to influence others, bridge differences, and initiate positive change.

Ärzte im Krankenhaus müssen auch Abrechnungsfragen und Budgetplanung beherrschen, auf die sie in der Ausbildung nicht vorbereitet werden.

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Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Updated business wisdom from the founder of Dogfish Head, the nation's fastest growing independent craft brewery Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing craft breweries.

Volume 42 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management offers several original scholarly contributions written by thought leaders in the field of human resources management.

Dieses Buch hilft im eigenen Unternehmen die Prozesse und Ergebnisse zum Energieverbrauch zu bewerten und Verbesserungspotenziale aufzuspüren.

Applied psychology in work settings has made considerable progress in the 30 years since the original version of this book was published.

The book analyzes, compares, and contrasts tools and techniques used in risk management at corporate, strategic business and project level and develops a risk management mechanism for the sequencing of risk assessment through corporate, strategic and project stages of an investment in order to meet the requirements of the 1999 Turnbull report.

Competition from emerging and developing countries, challenges related to energy and water, the continuing increase in the global population and the obligation to be sustainable are all impacting developed countries such as the United States, France, etc.

This book introduces readers to essential technology assessment and forecasting tools, demonstrating their use on the basis of multiple cases.

Volumes 1 & 2 Guide to the MEDIUM COMPANIES OF EUROPE 1991/92, Volume 1, arrangementofthe book contains useful information on nearly 4500 ofthe most important medium-sized companies in the European This book has been arranged in order to allow the reader to Community, excluding the UK, over 1500companies of which find any entry rapidly and accurately.

If money is the lifeblood of business, contracts are the arteries that help carry it around the commercial body.

The economics of sustainability is much more complex than the neoclassical (Newtonian) economic approach to economic efficiency.

Legal risk covers all areas of business where regulation and the law impact on operations and decisions.

The key to professional success in Brazil is understanding Brazilians.

The idea of Self and the authenticity of particular identities have been rapidly dissolving in the acids of post-modern globalising capitalism.

The authors of the international bestseller Business Model Generation explain how to create value propositions customers can t resist Value Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business creating compelling products and services customers want to buy.

Financial managers rarely find a one-stop source for a complete course in currency management.

This book is one of a kind in many respects; to begin with, it contains a variety of articles that will expand the reader's horizons of knowledge.

This book systematically summarizes China Internet development over the past 25 years, highlighting its strong impact on China's economy and society, and discussing the Chinese people's transition from beneficiaries and participants to builders, contributors and joint maintainers of cyberspace development.

Regularly considered to be the cap-stone course on any business or management degree, strategy has developed into a wide-ranging and sometimes overwhelming field of study.

Breakthroughs in Smart City Implementation should give answers on a wide variety of present social, political and technological problems.

The concept of time is a crucial filter through which we understand any events or phenomena; nothing exists outside of time.

Designed for professionals and aspiring professionals in public policy, public health, and related programs, Public Health Leadership illustrates the complexity of contemporary issues at the intersection of public health and healthcare and the compelling need to engage numerous public and private stakeholders to effectively advance population health.

This book confronts the failings of current global economics to deliver the equity, sustainability and community empowerment which humanity now needs to handle a troubled future.

The proven new sales strategy from New York Times bestselling author Linda RichardsonLearn how to create better, more effective dialogs with customers in today s hyper digital worldIn this era of iPads, iPhones, and apps, sales communications may be growing, but sales conversations are dying--and so are too many sales.

Completely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.