Economics, Finance, Business and Management

Is an investors' "e;perfect storm"e; brewing?

This Handbook is a comprehensive anthology of up-to-date chapters contributed by current researchers in budget forecasting.

Virtual teams can be traced back to the 1990s with the debauched development of communication technologies as well as the fast extension of the internet.

This book is devoted to biased sampling problems (also called choice-based sampling in Econometrics parlance) and over-identified parameter estimation problems.

A state-of-the-art guide for developing grants witha strong emphasis on using program outcome measurement to underscore need and accountability Based on the authors' many years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, Effective Grant Writing and Program Evaluation for Human Service Professionals integrates the topics of grant proposal writing and program evaluation, offering grant seekers the practical guidance they need to develop quality proposals, obtain funding, and demonstrate service results and accountability.

This core text and practical handbook presents a dynamic start-up framework with building blocks and steps to help readers to increase the success rate of their new venture.

Sprechen kann jeder.

This book provides insights into how new ventures in emerging economies and developing countries generate social innovation.

To understand China's climate change policy is not easy, as the country itself is a paradox actor in global climate political economy: it used to take very suspicious stand on the scientific certainty of climate change, but recently it has become a signatory and firm supporter of the Kyoto Protocol; it stubbornly refuses to accept any emission cutting obligations, but has gradually taken the lead in developing renewable energies and carbon trading business; it accuses western countries of their hypocrisy and irresponsibility, but ironically maintains close cooperation with them on low-carbon projects; it fears climate mitigation commitments may hamper the economic growth, but meanwhile spends most lavishly on the research and development of clean energy and other green technologies.

Banks of all sorts are troubled institutions.

Fertigungssysteme werden auf Grund von wirtschaftlichen Maßgaben auf eine bestimmte Leistung hin ausgelegt.

Originally published in 1925, Industry and Civilisation explores moral standards and ethics related to economic activities by providing a comprehensive view of psychological data obtained from the business world.

Hands-on practice with alternative investments based on real-world scenarios Alternative Investments Workbook provides the key component of effective learning practice.

This book analyses the ability of existing international law to address common vulnerabilities in connection with the recent emergence of small satellites, and how finding consensus in this context can pave the way to the sustainable development of space.

This book examines the contemporary significance of the Law and Economics movement.

Dieses Buch widmet sich der Frage, wie private Unternehmen die Erkenntnisse der Verhaltensökonomie nutzen und Nudges erfolgreich in der Praxis einsetzen können.

This book is a collection of best selected research papers from the "e;Digital Technologies in Logistics and Infrastructure"e; conference (ICDT-2021).

One book for the entire journey: How to digitally transform your organization Innovation in the face of major external change is critical for any organization's success, but attempting to do so often leads to more questions than actions: Where do you start?

This is a handbook for policy makers and environmental managers in water authorities and engineering companies engaged in water quality programmes, especially in developing countries.

This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africa's actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the country's positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated, and abuses in specific countries.

First published in 1974, Employment Policies in Developing Countries is an attempt to take stock of experience that has been acquired in a number of developing countries in matters relating to employment promotion.

This title was first published in 2001.

Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis.

Migrant women stepping into ethnic catering; homeless men employed to take care of bees producing honey for sale; young people on the edge getting microcredit funding to start social businesses; or former criminals joining forces to create social and economic structures for an honest lifestyle.

Shepherd your firm through its next digital transformation initiative Only 1 in 200 digital transformations finish on time, within budget, and realize the planned benefits.

"e;"e;Highlighting the practical side of real-life project execution, this massive reference stresses project management as an independent profession--detailing the varied applications where project management is used and examining the numerous and diverse project management responsibilities and tools.

A one-stop resource for understanding and applying current International Financial Reporting Standards The move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is the single most important initiative in the financial reporting world, with more than 100 countries requiring or allowing the use of IFRS for the preparation of financial statements by publicly held companies.

The four decades of neoliberalism, globalisation and financialisation have produced crises - financial and pandemic - and rising inequality.

In Imperialism and Global Political Economy Alex Callinicos intervenes in one of the main political and intellectual debates of the day.

The great recession is changing the way many people live and the way they perceive their prospects for the near and more distant future.

The persistence of a raced-based division of labor has been a compelling reality in all former slave societies in the Americas.

Sylvia Schroll-Machl writes about German cultural standards.

This book uses the political economy approach to examine the relative failure of federalism in Nigeria.

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels.

The Making of Modern Economics presents a bold and engaging history of economics-the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built today's rigorous social science.

Originally published in 1982.

This book combines academic research with practical guidelines in methods and techniques to supplement existing knowledge relating to organizational management in the era of digital acceleration.

The main objective of this book is to provide a multidisciplinary overview of methodological approaches, architectures, platforms, and algorithms for the realization of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based Smart Urban Ecosystem (SUE).

The essays in this volume are the result of a workshop held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in April, 1979.