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Hardcover. A survey of past financial crises, starting with the great banking collapses of the interwar period. The current turmoil has prompted a number of questions regarding both its origins and ways to avoid its repetition. The historical background and the evolving institutional framework of banking and financial systems are at the center of this book. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284944
- ISBN
- 9780230284944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Sustainable Global Outsourcing: Achieving Social and Environmental Res...
Babin, Ron, Nicholson, Brian
Hardcover. Through a series of case studies and surveys, the authors examine current sustainability trends in outsourcing and recommend how providers should prepare for increasing buyer demands in this area, suggesting buyers and providers can work together to build successful outsourcing relationships through collaborative sustainability projects. Series: Technology, Work and Globalization. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285071
- ISBN
- 9780230285071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. The financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking. This book develops an ethical framework to assess and manage investment banking ethics and provides a guide to high profile concerns as well as day to day ethical challenges. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KFFM; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285088
- ISBN
- 9780230285088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285095
- ISBN
- 9780230285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Polic...
Starke, Peter, Kaasch, Alexandra, Van Hooren,...
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth analysis of social policy reactions to international economic shocks in four different welfare states, over a 40-year period. It reveals how expansion and retrenchment are shaped by domestic politics and existing welfare state institutions. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285255
- ISBN
- 9780230285255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Green business is here. It is a multi billion business with enormous growth potential, driven by megatrends such as demographic change, climate change and urbanization. It is driving the transformation of existing businesses and changing the way customers and suppliers act, forcing them to rethink their business strategy. Series: International Management Knowledge. Num Pages: 288 pages, 47 figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285439
- ISBN
- 9780230285439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardcover. The world's governments are overwhelmed with climate change, war and unrest, the global financial crisis and poverty but there is a promising invention in Global Action Networks (GANs). GANs mobilize resources, bridge divides and promote the long-term deep change and innovation work that is needed to address the global challenges. Series: Bocconi on Management. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPR; KJC; KJK; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285484
- ISBN
- 9780230285484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This book provides detailed empirical analysis of countries in Asia to examine various dynamic models that incorporate the impact of technology and innovations on the industry evolution and overall economic growth. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCD; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368. 208 pages, 60 black & white tables, 4 figures. This book provides detailed empirical analysis of countries in Asia to examine various dynamic models that incorporate the impact of technology and innovations on the industry evolution and overall economic growth. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCD; KCG. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285507
- ISBN
- 9780230285507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Happiness and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Global Perspective
Dowling, John Malcolm, Yap, Chin Fang
Hardcover. This book analyzes the determinants of happiness for both the rich and the poor in the developing regions of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Explanatory variables include education, health and income as well as demographic and social variables. The book highlights the overwhelming importance of health in uplifting well-being in these regions. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCL; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285750
- ISBN
- 9780230285750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Hardcover. The best-kept secret in corporate life is the vanishing act of women on their way to the top. Despite massive attention to the issue the number of women in top positions remains shockingly low. This book shows what women themselves can do to optimize their careers and how this can bring benefits to the companies and organizations they work for. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJMB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289208
- ISBN
- 9780230289208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.30
€ 72.30
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
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. Combining insights from leading academic research and experienced managers, this book provides a systematic framework to understand what innovation is, why it matters, how it can be managed and how it can help your organization to reach its objectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289420
- ISBN
- 9780230289420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.00
€ 117.00
Hardcover. Offers qualitative studies of collaboration processes conducted in globalising companies based in Denmark and with subsidiaries in Asia. It addresses the specific contexts of collaboration and studies how people with different cultural backgrounds work together, both face-to-face and in the virtual workplace. Editor(s): Zolner, Mette. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1F; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289437
- ISBN
- 9780230289437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.16
€ 150.16
Hardcover. Drawing on the author's recent and ongoing research this book explores how to build the organizational capability to realise the strategic potential of information technology. It tackles the gap between theory and practice and how to gain wider adoption of successful socio-technical and benefits-driven approaches to investments in IT. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289598
- ISBN
- 9780230289598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This book offers a new account of David Ricardo's political economy that is both scholarly and accessible. It provides a detailed overview of the secondary literature on Ricardo down to 2012, and discusses alternative perspectives on his work, including those of Marxians, neoclassicals and Sraffians. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289963
- ISBN
- 9780230289963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environ...
Davila, Anabella, Elvira, Marta, Ramirez, Jac...
Hardcover. Explores the concept of complexity and analyses how organizational governance can contribute to environmental sustainability. A common theme in these chapters is that organizations actively engage with their environments. Consequently, organizational responses are partly the result of iterative processes with the environment. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290020
- ISBN
- 9780230290020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. Captures the insights of leading academics and practitioners based on decades of research around the globe on factors of success and failures of private wealth, over time. It presents a deep and broad approach to understanding why and how wealth is created, managed and preserved over generations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29, 23 figures, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: KJH; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290051
- ISBN
- 9780230290051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization ...
Green, Andy, Janmaat, Jan Germen
Hardcover. In an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFFS; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290136
- ISBN
- 9780230290136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Asset Markets, Portfolio Choice and Macroeconomic Activity: A Keynesia...
Asada, Toichiro, Flaschel, Peter, Mouakil, Ta...
Hardcover. This book extends the KMG framework (Keynes, Meltzer, Goodwin) and focuses on financial issues. It integrates Tobin's macroeconomic portfolio approach and emphasizes the issue of stock-flow consistency. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290174
- ISBN
- 9780230290174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. This volume assesses the current state of play for Middle East and North African countries, in the light of wider work on inflation targeting, and provides lessons from the evolution of monetary policy in Europe. Editor(s): Cobham, David. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; KCBM; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290211
- ISBN
- 9780230290211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardcover. The book reveals how the Global Credit Bubble and Bust of 2003-10 stemmed from giant monetary disequilibrium created by the Federal Reserve. Almost continually that institution has pursued flawed monetary practice and principle which has mutated into Bernanke-ism. The book dissects this and shows how it threatens the return of economic prosperity. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Manifesto for a Second Monetarist Revolution. 200 pages. The book reveals how the Global Credit Bubble and Bust of 2003-10 stemmed from giant monetary disequilibrium created by the Federal Reserve. Almost continually that institution has pursued flawed monetary practice and principle which has mutated into Bernanke-ism. The book dissects this and shows how it threatens the return of economic prosperity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290273
- ISBN
- 9780230290273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book evaluates the salient features of Japanese relation-based banking, particularly in the post war period, and Anglo-American mode of banking to explain the nature and extent of transition failure that caused prolonged financial and economic slump in Japan. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290341
- ISBN
- 9780230290341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hybrid Factories in Latin America: Japanese Management Transferred
Yamazaki, Katsuo, Abo, Tetsuo, Juhn, Juhnwoos...
Hardcover. Explores the Latin American economy and management through the study of Japanese companies in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Based on detailed case studies, this volume offers a bird's eye view of foreign investments in Latin America. Editor(s): Wooseok, Juhn. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KJK; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290402
- ISBN
- 9780230290402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290877
- ISBN
- 9780230290877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93