Economics, Finance, Business and Management

Traces the flow of management ideas from lectures and seminars given by management gurus to organizational practice and beyond.

The first in-depth analysis of the independent director in Asia: who they are, what they do and how they are regulated.

Explores how the first treaty-based UN international tribunal''s judges innovatively applied the law to perpetrators of international crimes in one of the worst conflicts in recent history.

Qiao demonstrates how an impersonal and unbounded market can operate without legal protection or enforcement of property and contract rights.

Introduces citizens to solutions for reforming the American campaign finance system.

This book traces the formation of the Sudanese state following the Second World War through a developmentalist ideology.

Excessive household debt has allowed for economic growth, but this model has become increasingly unstable.

Work-Nonwork Management: Research and Practice in a Changing Work Context advances the understanding of how individuals, couples, teams, and organizations can effectively navigate work-nonwork integration in ways that promote well-being and productivity.

The reforms introduced in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 have had the desired effect in that banks are better capitalised, banks have higher liquidity buffers, and the share of non-performing loans is low.

In recent years, the global socio-economic balance has been disrupted by a series of events: first, the economic crisis, then the pandemic, followed by conflicts both within and outside Europe, and finally the energy crisis.

This groundbreaking research monograph offers a comprehensive analysis of workforce transformation in the emerging Industry 5.

This book offers innovative strategies for designing an Integrated Product Portfolio Management (IPPM) system that prioritizes customers, quality, growth and profits.

Offering a radical interdisciplinary exploration of human-wilderness relationships during our current climate crisis, and drawing on psychoanalytic insight, political critique, and ecological wisdom, this volume diagnoses the profound alienation endemic to late capitalist modernity while delineating pathways toward regenerative forms of being.

Offering a radical interdisciplinary exploration of human-wilderness relationships during our current climate crisis, and drawing on psychoanalytic insight, political critique, and ecological wisdom, this volume diagnoses the profound alienation endemic to late capitalist modernity while delineating pathways toward regenerative forms of being.

The WTO provides tools to address China''s state capitalism and should be the preferred forum for negotiations on SOE''s and industrial subsidies.

Addresses the often overlooked connection between cultural issues and tax law by applying insights from the social sciences.

Analyses bond market models with Lévy stochastic factors, suitable for graduates and researchers in probability and mathematical finance.

This is a comprehensive look at the challenges legislators face in regulating related party transactions in a socially beneficial way.

Comprehensive presentation of the technical aspects and applications of the theory of structured dependence between random processes.

In examining the key merchant group in late imperial China this book provides a framework for understanding China''s path to modernity.

Why can''t politicians seem to make policies that will reduce social inequality, even when they acknowledge that inequality is harmful?

This book explores the ''clean hands'' doctrine, a safety valve in the legal system designed to correct injustice.

A compelling collection of essays by female scholars examining the relationships between sustainability, corporations and the role of gender.

This exploration of the statistical evidence on Germany''s post-war reconstruction sheds new light on the foundations of German economic power.

A comparative analysis of the growth and regulation of shadow banking activities by large banks in Western Europe and the US.

Explores the development of nineteenth-century performance copyright laws which shape how we define and value drama and music.

Explores how the Virginia School developed an economics for natural equals in which consent is critical for policy.

A comprehensive study of research into management tools and the far-reaching influence they have in organizations and society.

Exploration of environmental sustainability using the family business lens for fresh insights on balancing short-term financial performance with long-term corporate sustainability strategies.

Discusses the nature of corporate groups and networks, and provides arguments for rules extending liability beyond insolvent entities.

Shows how thinking in evolutionary terms enhances our understanding of the economic and social change taking place at all levels.

Highlights what national governments should know to properly conduct their industrial policies under the multilateral trading system.

Rethinks the tea plantation economy of colonial east India by highlighting its human and non-human networks and practices.

The book describes how intellectual property law is framed by theories about incentives, trade, health, development, and human rights.

Drawing on extensive interviews, Hartshorn explains how labor became a revolutionary topic prior to the Arab Uprisings of 2010–2011.

Reveals how Huawei has developed the ability to continually transform as a company by developing dynamic capabilities and change-supporting values.

A fresh perspective on socialist law as practiced in China and Vietnam, two major socialist states.

The first comprehensive study of the European book in the historical period known as the ''long twelfth century'' (1075–1225).

Explores the foundations and evolution of corporate fiduciary law in the United States and the United Kingdom.

A systematic and comprehensive introduction of seismic risk analysis of critical engineering structures, focusing on nuclear power plants.

Provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilisation from the beginning of civilisation until the modern era.

Explains how managers can successfully build multinationals in emerging markets from the analysis of forty-one comparative cases of Mexican multinationals.

Paying for Hitler''s War is a comparative economic study of twelve Nazi-occupied countries during World War II.

The book explains how new forms of climate activism bridge business and society to speed up decarbonization through renewable energy.

A cutting-edge description of subnational democracy combined with a ground breaking explanation for why some regions are much less democratic than others.

This book offers a specialized and revealing study of the Bank of England''s gilt-edged market operations during the mid-twentieth century.

Shows how the digital revolution, sponsored by government and funded by speculation, now challenges the authority and legitimacy of the state.

This book studies the internationalization strategies of multilatinas, drawing on a survey-based investigation into their organizational resources and business environment.

This book examines the types of web-based testing applications that exist, their technical requirements, and their use in various countries.

Explains why perfecting, rather than curbing, interstate competition would make international taxation both more efficient and more just.