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Hardcover. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. 224 pages, 53 figures. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577312
- ISBN
- 9780230577312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Hardcover. Every year, financial services organizations make billions of dollars worth of decisions using automated systems. For example, who to give a credit card to and the premium someone should pay for their home insurance. This book explains how the forecasting models, that lie at the heart of these systems, are developed and deployed. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCJ; KFFL; KFFN; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476. A Practical Guide to Forecasting Consumer Behaviour. 296 pages, 31 black & white tables, 32 figures. Every year, financial services organizations make billions of dollars worth of decisions using automated systems. For example, who to give a credit card to and the premium someone should pay for their home insurance. This book explains how the forecasting models, that lie at the heart of these systems, are developed and deployed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCJ; KFFL; KFFN; KNST. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577046
- ISBN
- 9780230577046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Hardcover. This book explores the determinants of forced migration and its political implications from an economic perspective. It describes the distribution of burdens from forced migration across countries, and analyzes the strategic interaction of national refugee policies to control refugee flows. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378. 224 pages, 16 figures, 32 black & white tables. This book explores the determinants of forced migration and its political implications from an economic perspective. It describes the distribution of burdens from forced migration across countries, and analyzes the strategic interaction of national refugee policies to control refugee flows. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFN; KCP. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576889
- ISBN
- 9780230576889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This book analyzes key international monetary issues from a macro-foundations perspective. It proposes novel frameworks to interpret macroeconomic and financial linkages for globally integrated economies, examining global imbalances, exchange rates, interest rates, international capital flows, inflation, foreign and public debt. Num Pages: 213 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576858
- ISBN
- 9780230576858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Financing Social Policy: Mobilizing Resources for Social Development (...
Hujo, Katja, McClanahan, Shea
Hardcover. Moving beyond the 'post-Washington consensus', this book shifts the focus of development policy debates away from expenditures and austerity and towards revenues and resources. The book explores the potential and the developmental impact of different categories of resources for financing social policy in a development context. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576643
- ISBN
- 9780230576643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.76
€ 129.76
Missing Pieces: 7 Ways to Improve Employee Well-Being and Organization...
Brun, Jean- Pierre, Cooper, Cary L.
Hardcover. Why is it that more and more people like their work, but can no longer support the conditions under which they must practice it? What is impeding the improvement of occupational health and organizational effectiveness? The authors share their knowledge of the missing pieces that are preventing these improvements to the workplace. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576582
- ISBN
- 9780230576582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.45
€ 94.45
Hardcover. The forces that are shaping the future of employment are examined in this new book. The author presents a cohesive argument for a fundamental change in attitudes to work, both from policymakers and employers if we are to create a healthier society capable of meeting the expectations and concerns of a developing economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576384
- ISBN
- 9780230576384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.88
€ 78.88
Hardcover. This book provides an introduction to the relationship between economics and ethics, explaining why ethics enters economics, how ethics affects individual economic behaviour and the interactions of individuals, and how ethics is important in evaluating the performance of economies and of economic policies. Num Pages: 293 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575950
- ISBN
- 9780230575950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. Challenging existing ideas about not only what constitutes retail shrinkage, but also the approach that should be adopted to deal with it, it critically examines how current approaches to managing shrinkage are at best preventative, and how through operational excellence, organizations can reduce the impact it has on their profitability. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575837
- ISBN
- 9780230575837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.44
€ 149.44
Innovating at the Top: How Global CEOs Drive Innovation for Growth and...
Berger, Roland, Dutta, Soumitra, Raffel, Tobi...
Hardcover. This book is a collection of eye-opening interviews with CEOs from major international corporations - Nokia, Unilever, Toyota and Bosch are just some of the many included. The CEOs discuss their innovative approaches to new challenges and opportunities in their business. A fascinating insight into the minds of global leaders. Series: International Management Knowledge. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575738
- ISBN
- 9780230575738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Small children are regularly captivated by programmes made especially for them -- ranging from classics like Sesame Street to more recent arrivals such as Blues Clues and Teletubbies. This book examines the industry interests behind preschool television, and how commercial, creative and curricular priorities shape and inform what is produced. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574403
- ISBN
- 9780230574403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. In the early 1930s Soviet authorities launched a campaign to create "socialist" retailing and also endorsed Soviet consumerism. How did the Stalinist regime reconcile retailing and consumption with socialism? This book examines the discourses that the Stalinist regime's new approach to retailing and consumption engendered. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573963
- ISBN
- 9780230573963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.50
€ 139.50
Performance Measurement of New Product Development Teams: A Case of th...
Abdel-Kader, Magdy G., Yu-Ching Lin, Erin
Hardcover. Using the example of four Taiwanese brand-name multinational companies, this study seeks to unpack the relationship between project team performance measurement systems and new product success/failure. It examines the use of performance measurement results and the resulting impact on team-member behaviour and functional departments. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573840
- ISBN
- 9780230573840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Hardcover. Highlights how vulnerable seafarers are as a group of workers and that they are made so by the structure and organisation of their employment and the limits of the maritime regulatory system. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KNGS; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573833
- ISBN
- 9780230573833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Within management thinking, behaviours have become repetitive, and organizational performance is stagnant or declining. We need to engage with each other as individuals. The author proposes new ways of harnessing people's storytelling instincts and capabilities to create a new medium of professional communication and collaboration. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573529
- ISBN
- 9780230573529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.69
€ 94.69
Hardcover. The 38th annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals, explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities Num Pages: 444 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFC; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573451
- ISBN
- 9780230573451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Hardcover. The book provides new insight into the role of organised business interests. It supports the concept of political economy and demonstrates how it transcends the limitations of CPE or IPE, to form a coherent whole. The book maps the conflict, convergence and influence of organized business interests in the context of regional integration. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCL; KJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573291
- ISBN
- 9780230573291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. We are living in a world of transformation, and the world tomorrow will be very different from the world today, or the world of yesterday. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573215
- ISBN
- 9780230573215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This book debunks the notion that the Chief Executive is the primary figurehead and places line managers at the forefront. Using a mixture of unique but tried and tested bespoke management models and case studies, line managers are identified as the critical community in the war between brands. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJP; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573062
- ISBN
- 9780230573062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. Capital has dominated the imagination of Western society from the Industrial Revolution. Means and Ends offers the first comprehensive interpretation of the rise, evolution and crisis of this concept from the sixteenth century to the modern day. Based on a wealth of primary sources it offers an exciting study of intellectual and cultural history. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; KCZ; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572577
- ISBN
- 9780230572577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.59
€ 138.59
Hardcover. This text explores the vexing problem of housing exclusion and the related financial fallout, which has come into sharp relief since the onset of the housing-led global credit crisis. The book looks at the dimensions of affordable housing finance, compares current policy approaches in the US, UK and Australia, and works towards solutions. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 199 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KFFL; KFFR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555181
- ISBN
- 9780230555181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. More and more policy issues involve issues that are explicitly values-based, yet public policy analysis tends to skirt around the question of values. Public Policy Values overcomes this reluctance by showing how public policies enable values-choices to be made, often without seeming to do so. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JPA; JPP; JPRB; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554009
- ISBN
- 9780230554009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Mergers and Acquisitions: Current Issues (Finance and Capital Markets)
Gregoriou, Greg N., Neuhauser, Karyn
Hardcover. This collection of exclusive articles presents the latest research in the area of mergers and acquisitions. It presents what drives corporate performance under different economic conditions, both in the US and across the globe, and examines the role of mergers and acquisitions in maintaining the efficiency of world markets. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553798
- ISBN
- 9780230553798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.32
€ 250.32
Managing Flow: A Process Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm
Ikujiro Nonaka, Ryoko Toyama, Toru Hirata
Hardcover. Presents an ultimate theory of knowledge-based management and organizational knowledge creation based on empirical research and an extensive literature review. It explores knowledge management as a global concept and is relevant to any company that wants to prosper and thrive in the global knowledge economy. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553767
- ISBN
- 9780230553767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.24
€ 194.24