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Hardcover. The first volume to explore mergers and acquisitions in the 21st century. The authors systematically introduce, characterize and evaluate these mergers, and discuss the methodologies that can be employed to measure them. They also consider a number of factors relevant to the performance of mergers and acquisitions. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336667
- ISBN
- 9780230336667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.69
€ 119.69
Hardcover. Explores the growing importance of aesthetic factors in the success of brands and the reluctance of brand managers and academics to deal with these issues. Proposes a series of theoretical and practical managerial instruments which analyse the aesthetic aspects of various brand manifestations. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336735
- ISBN
- 9780230336735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardcover. The Business of Giving reviews current thinking and surveys the key techniques any philanthropist or grantmaker should adopt. It also outlines a generic social investment process that can be utilized for all philanthropic or grantmaking programmes. Essential reading for all engaged in or with an interest in philanthropy or civil society in general. Series: Cass Business Press. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJL; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336797
- ISBN
- 9780230336797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96
€ 93.96
Paperback. Many social entrepreneurs struggle to take successful, innovative programs that address social problems a local or limited basis and scale them up to expand their impact in a more widespread, deeper, and efficient way.The editors address this issue with a comprehensive collection of original papers written by leading scholars. Series: Social Entrepreneurship Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338371
- ISBN
- 9780230338371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Coherence in the Midst of Complexity: Advances in Social Complexity Th...
Letiche, Hugo, Lissack, Michael, Schultz, Ron
Hardcover. A discussion on the social complexity approach, where dialogue and stories allow for the degrees of freedom needed for the opportunities of emergence to take root. The authors focus on the experience of coherence and how such experiential lessons differ from the establishment and maintenance of categories and labels. Num Pages: 307 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KJMD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338500
- ISBN
- 9780230338500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Hardcover. Taylor leads readers through creativity and how it relates to leadership followed by the five stages of theory behind the idea: 1) preparation, 2) time-off (or incubation), 3) the spark, 4) selection, and 5) elaboration. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338937
- ISBN
- 9780230338937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. Focusing on care workers for the elderly, this book examines the paradoxical position of irregular migrants in European society, who are often labelled as 'illegal' residents but who in fact provide much needed, essential support to welfare systems. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHBL; JKSG; KJWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343160
- ISBN
- 9780230343160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Collaboration in Outsourcing: A Journey to Quality (Technology, Work a...
Brinkkemper, Sjaak, Jansen, Slinger
Hardcover. Although IT outsourcing is nothing new, it remains surprisingly challenging for professionals. This book assists the IT professional in several areas of the outsourcing process: establishing outsourcing relationships, maintaining and managing the relationship, and finally governing outsourcing projects successfully. Series: Technology, Work and Globalization. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJF; KJK; KJN; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347700
- ISBN
- 9780230347700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.90
€ 79.90
Hardcover. Can it be that in order to reach the investor you need for your new venture, or to find the employer who will give you the chance of a lifetime, you only need to have six cups of coffee? Research tells us there is an average of six intermediate people that form an invisible chain between you and the person who will help you succeed. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347878
- ISBN
- 9780230347878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Hardcover. This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KJK; KJU; KJV; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347939
- ISBN
- 9780230347939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.66
€ 62.66
Hardcover. Highlights the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Middle East and presents a unique compilation of data and perspectives from authors living and working there. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; KJG; KJK; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348219
- ISBN
- 9780230348219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. First book to combine financial results with proprietary benchmarking data and in-depth interviews with experienced knowledge practitioners. The resulting framework provides an inside- and outside-the-firm view of the risks and opportunities found in knowledge management and competitive intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 diagrames, 33 black & white tables, 22 graphs. BIC Classification: KJMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348233
- ISBN
- 9780230348233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. Davies explores and questions the central business challenges of a world in transition. Having shifted from a unipolar world dominated by the USA to a new untested multi-polar environment, we must continue to learn about the economic landscape that will in fluctation for the next decade. Series: Cass Business Press. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 figures, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KC; KJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348769
- ISBN
- 9780230348769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.79
€ 57.79
Hardcover. Why does contemporary calculation develop as calculation of the quality of everything? How should we consider calculation of quality and the relationship between calculation and enhancement of life? These and related questions are addressed through phenomenological investigation and a critical analysis of the social science debate. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JHB; KCA; KJMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230353749
- ISBN
- 9780230353749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. This book is about the roots of managerial rationality. A theoretical base, founded on the concept of 'memetics' is developed in order to explain human thinking and human reason as products of cultural evolution. Cultural change and development are explained by simple, value-driven memetic mechanisms like 'ritualization' and 'extremization'. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354883
- ISBN
- 9780230354883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. Drawing upon field work and interviews with cultural workers in the UK and Australia, this book examines the cultural work experiences of rural, regional and remotely located creative practitioners, and how this sits within local economies and communities. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; JFC; JFSF; JHBL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355422
- ISBN
- 9780230355422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. The business challenges of organizations are increasingly complex; strategists need a rich choice of approaches in order to respond. Too few strategy models challenge the dominate paradigm of rational analysis, choice maximisation and planned implementation. This rich collection from an eclectic group of strategists provides alternatives. Editor(s): Verity, Julie. Series: Cass Business Press. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJK; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358379
- ISBN
- 9780230358379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Exploring Knowledge-Intensive Business Services: Knowledge Management ...
Grandinetti, Roberto, Di Bernardo, Barbara
Hardcover. Provides an updated view of knowledge management strategies of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) by focusing on how those firms manage innovation in their value chains and at the territorial level. Offers an original analysis of key processes of KIBS, specializing in design, professional firms and information technology. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358591
- ISBN
- 9780230358591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardcover. Submerging Markets is a valuable resource asset to the world academic community, government agencies, global business organizations and anyone interested in the impact of the new financial regulations and reforms implemented after the 2008 crisis, relative to the possible and probable future economic growth rates of the emerging markets (BRICS). Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KFFM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362734
- ISBN
- 9780230362734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover. In Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations the author integrates different theoretical perspectives on how individuals form deep, meaningful, and self-defining relationships with their employing organization and proposes a novel and comprehensive take on key triggers and processes associated with such relationships. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363465
- ISBN
- 9780230363465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25