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Business innovation
Hardback. We are living amidst a remarkable transformation. The linear, throwaway economy of today - in which we extract resources, create products, use them, and throw them away like a cheap plastic fork - is rapidly coming to a close. This book offers five essential principles for developing products and services for this new reality. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609949648
- ISBN
- 9781609949648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.60
€ 31.99
€ 25.60
Paperback. Is the patent system fundamentally broken, or can it be fixed with a few modest reforms? This book looks at the economic performance of patents. It asks whether patents work well as property rights, and, if not, what institutional and legal reforms are necessary to make the patent system more effective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM; KJD; LNRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143217
- ISBN
- 9780691143217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardcover. There are four core themes developed in this book which deal with critical issues, models, theories and frameworks. These expound understandings of patient centred care and the processes, practices and behaviours supporting its attainment: conceptions and cultures of patient-centred care, coordination, communication, innovation. Editor(s): Keating, Mary A.; McDermott, Aoife; Montgomery, Kathleen. Series: Organizational Behaviour in Health Care. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJM; KNSH; V. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308924
- ISBN
- 9781137308924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.41
€ 195.41
Phronesis and Quiddity in Management: A School of Knowledge Approach (...
Kase, Kimio, González Cantón, César, Nonak...
Hardcover. Phronesis and Quiddity in Management addresses the issue of the excellence in judgment-making, its concept and characterisation. This book investigates first into what constitutes excellent managerial skills centred on leadership revolving around judgement-making (rather than decision-making) and second into whether they can be taught. Series: The Nonaka Series on Knowledge and Innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348004
- ISBN
- 9780230348004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
Paperback. A fascinating look at how games can help us learn, create, and innovate. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349402314
- ISBN
- 9780349402314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. The how-to playbook for start-ups and established companies on how to define a new category, develop it and then dominate it over time. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349411361
- ISBN
- 9780349411361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
Hardcover. This book investigates the trends and challenges that ports, logistics and supply chains have tackled in recent decades and the way forward. A new concept, port focal logistics is introduced which appreciates the efforts by previous studies in this field, but simultaneously recognize the limitations, and the need for further improvements. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137273680
- ISBN
- 9781137273680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardback. Post-Materialist Business presents a spiritual-based approach to business and management. It uses pluralistic view of spirituality and provides a number of inspiring cases of alternative organizations which go beyond the materialistic mindset of business and serve the common good of society, nature, and future generations. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJG; KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137525963
- ISBN
- 9781137525963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Presenteeism presents the important issues related to the nature and extent of presenteeism and cited examples from different studies. The book discusses in depth why employees come to work despite being sick, strategies to manage presenteeism behavior and who should be taking the lead in managing such employee behavior. Editor(s): Quazi, Hesan. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275660
- ISBN
- 9781137275660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Proactive Companies: How to Anticipate Market Changes (Fundacao Dom Ca...
Araujo, Leonardo, Gava, Rogério, Araújo, Le...
Hardcover. Why do some companies succeed better than others? It is well known that there are many variables such which may impact a company's performance. The authors present their new model for Market Proactiveness which shows organizations how to anticipate change and respond to it before they are forced to do so, and improve their overall performance. Series: Fundacao Dom Cabral (FDC). Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289222
- ISBN
- 9780230289222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Qi, Ershi. Num Pages: 1134 pages, 250 black & white illustrations, 156 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KJD; KJMV5; TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Atlantis Press
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462391444
- ISBN
- 9789462391444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.84
€ 225.84
Hardcover. This second edition of the compendium of modern, process-oriented company design provides a hands-on approach to introducing, realizing and monitoring process management as well as critical analysis of relevant organization theory and information management. Editor(s): Becker, Jorg; Kugeler, Martin; Rosemann, Michael. Num Pages: 624 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642151897
- ISBN
- 9783642151897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Hardcover. Professionals Making Judgments examines the role of judgment in professional work. The book makes the argument that too many studies of professionalism put emphasis on rational decision making. The more theoretical parts of the book are complemented by empirical studies of three distinct domains of professional practice. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369567
- ISBN
- 9781137369567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Prospects and Challenges of Free Trade Agreements: Unlocking Business ...
Chadee, Doren, Roxas, Banjo, Rogmans, Tim
Hardcover. This book assesses the effectiveness of free trade agreements (FTAs) in unlocking international business opportunities in member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It takes an institutional perspective in explaining the existence and effects of non-tariff barriers and how FTAs can address these barriers to attract foreign investors. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479860
- ISBN
- 9781137479860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Psychodynamics for Consultants and Managers explores the ways in which psychoanalytic thinking can be more extensively and effectively used to the benefit of organizations and groups. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJD; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470779316
- ISBN
- 9780470779316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. Radical Decision Making offers a controversial new framework to the conventional strategic change management conversation. While many approaches provide a discussion on a singular level, Dr. Hruska blends theory and research of decision making and social interaction to develop a consistent framework of strategic change. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJMB; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492302
- ISBN
- 9781137492302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. Re-Making Communication at Work argues that the transmission model of communication needs to be replaced by a new approach to communication. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJP; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337061
- ISBN
- 9781137337061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Aimed at managers and executives wanting insight into how to better drive change at the micro and macro level, Ready for Change? provides guidance in understanding the factors within different business disciplines that enable and disable lasting change through examples of good practice and 'not so good' practice within real organisations. Editor(s): Heimer Rathbone, Cora Lynn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white tables, 25 figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230342699
- ISBN
- 9780230342699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.39
€ 68.39
Real Luxury: How Luxury Brands Can Create Value for the Long Term
Pinkhasov, Misha, Nair, Rachna Joshi
Hardcover. Real Luxury examines what a 'luxury brand' is from economic, sociological and psychological standpoints. It spells out the challenges the industry is facing and puts forward a new, practical model aimed at reviving and protecting luxury brands, based on the authors' hands-on experience in the industry. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395566
- ISBN
- 9781137395566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.50
€ 69.50
Hardcover. Examining the regulatory issues of fostering technological innovation and its applications this book combines legal, economic and administrative science perspectives. It answers important questions such as what type of regulatory framework would best fit the needs of technology and innovation developments? Editor(s): Heldeweg, Michiel A.; Kica, Evisa. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KJD; KJMV3; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363632
- ISBN
- 9780230363632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardcover. Companies, communities, and individuals fall for many reasons, but one of the most common and easily avoidable is the failure to reinvent. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KJD; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470923436
- ISBN
- 9780470923436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.81
€ 29.99
€ 23.81
Hardcover. ? The Transformation of Professional Services is an engaging look at how professional services have changed dramatically over the past few years. ? Once respected accountants, lawyers, planners and physicians are competing with do-it-yourself kits and an almost infinite amount of information online. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KFF; KJD; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118001905
- ISBN
- 9781118001905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.63
€ 35.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. Volume twenty-four of Research in Organizational Change and Development continues the tradition of providing a platform for scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners to share new thought provoking, research-based insights. Collaboration of various kinds is an underlying theme of the manuscripts in this volume. Series: Research in Organizational Change & Development. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786353603
- ISBN
- 9781786353603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.95
€ 156.95
Hardback. Comprises of a selection of competitive papers from the 34th European International Business Academy Annual Conference, held in Tallinn, Estonia in December 2008, with the theme International Business and the Catching-up Economies: Challenges and Opportunities. Series: Progress in International Business Research. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJD; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848559561
- ISBN
- 9781848559561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.84
€ 120.84