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Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
The 21st century has changed the face of entrepreneurship and development. Venture capital volume almost tripled since 2006 and concepts like microfinance have emerged and spread. Spurring the creation of new technologies and new jobs, the role of entrepreneurs now affects globalization and amplifies...
by Till Düppe, Harro Maas
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Volume 35A of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology features a symposium on historical epistemology, guest edited by Till Düppe and Harro Maas. The symposium includes new research from the guest editors, as well as from Loïc Charles and Christine Théré, Hsiang-Ke Chao, Tobias...
Understanding Mattessich and Ijiri
A Study of Accounting Thought
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Richard Mattessich’s Accounting and Analytical Methods (1964) and Yuji Ijiri’s Theory of Accounting Measurement (1975) are two classic works of American accounting literature written by eminent scholars. Mattessich’s work contributed to the debate around the role of accountants in designing...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2018
Innovation is the process of value creation through use of relevant knowledge, capabilities and resources for conversion of ideas into new products, processes and practices, and improvements in existing products, processes and practices. Innovations of various types and forms are crucial to achieving...
by Andrea Bonomi Savignon, Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
The complex and ever-evolving relationship between the public sector and civil society at large is high on the policy and political agenda for the transformation of administrative and socio-economic systems in most developed countries. In this context, citizen associations, private businesses and...
by Emma Parry
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Employers all over the world are engaged with implementing human resource management (HRM) policies in order to encourage and facilitate longer working lives for an aging workforce. While there has been some scholarly investigation into workplaces challenges and changes in both Europe and North America,...
Evaluating Scholarship and Research Impact
History, Practices, and Policy Development
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Faculty members, scholars, and researchers often ask where they should publish their work; which outlets are most suitable to showcase their research? Which journals should they publish in to ensure their work is read and cited? How can the impact of their scholarly output be maximized?
The...
eHealth
Current Evidence, Promises, Perils, and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2018
This special volume contributes to the rapidly growing body of eHealth research, presenting a selection of multidisciplinary studies on the role and impacts of technology and the Internet in health communication, healthcare delivery, and patient self-management.
The use of the Internet and...
Management and Diversity
Perspectives from Different National Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion examines the complex nature of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work through interdisciplinary, comparative and critical perspectives. Authors are encouraged to provide cross-national and multi-dimensional insights through...
Underserved Populations at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Pathway to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2018
This book focuses on the lived experiences of underserved student and faculty populations at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the implications these experiences have for higher education policy. Contributors discuss the contexts and experiences of students and faculty who navigate...
No Business is an Island
Making Sense of the Interactive Business World
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
The interactive dimension is crucial for the development and growth companies and of the economy. In management, creating and appropriating value depends on relating your business to other businesses. When developing strategy, innovating, marketing, purchasing or accounting there is the need to handle...
Sociometrics and Human Relationships
Analyzing Social Networks to Manage Brands, Predict Trends, and Improve Organizational Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Sociometrics and Human Relationships translates the latest academic research into practical business strategies and techniques as well as actionable insights, providing a wealth of examples for social network analysis and predicting trends. Gloor illustrates how to improve organizational performance...
Organizing Marketing and Sales
Mastering Contemporary B2B Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
The prerequisites for efficient and effective marketing and sales organizing have changed. Continued internationalization and richer access to information means that both customer firms and suppliers cover greater geographical space, and they have generally become more coordinated and sophisticated....
The Lost Ethnographies
Methodological Insights From Projects That Never Were
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
The Lost Ethnographies reports on the methodological lessons learnt from ethnographic projects that, viewed superficially, failed. Experienced researchers write about projects they planned, and were excited about, which then never began, had to be abandoned, or took such unexpected directions that...