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The Performance Economy
by W. StahelThis book outlines strategies and models for how to use technology and knowledge to improve performance, create jobs and increase income. It shows what skills will be required to produce and sell performance, manage performance over time and how manual and skilled jobs can contribute to reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources.
International Turnaround Management: From Crisis to Revival and Long-Term Profitability
by B. Arpi Per WejkeThe role of a Turnaround Manager is to save companies from a seriously unprofitable situation. This may follow a merger, take-over, restructure or as a result of adverse market conditions or mismanagement. A first class Turnaround Manager is more than a short-term 'company doctor'; he or she redefines the company's business mission and restructures it for long-term survival. This book shows how to do this. It includes practical advice from experienced Turnaround Managers, real-life examples of best practice and an objective guide to the principles involved in this increasingly important role.
Global Competition Between and Within Standards: The Case of Mobile Phones
by Jeffrey L. FunkManaging technology and globalization are two of the main concerns facing companies today. This book argues that the success of firms such as Ericsson and Nokia is a function of how they have managed these two areas simultaneously. The author summarises the development of the global mobile communications industry to date, examining how global standards have been established, and why particular firms have succeeded within these standards. He goes on to examine the factors that will determine the market leaders in third-generation mobile communications systems and phones, and shows how other high technology industries can benefit from the strategies used.
Performance Management: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
by Richard Thorpe Jacky HollowayA new look at performance management that goes beyond discipline approaches and explores how we might integrate thinking through inter-disciplinary research, informed by management practice. This impartial review traces the evolution of how performance is understood and comes from experts of over a dozen disciplines and sectors.
International Financial Architecture: G7, IMF, BIS, Debtors and Creditors (Palgrave Texts in Finance and Monetary Economics)
by C. PeláezThe Group of Seven Industrialized Countries, G7 developed a new doctrine of international supervision and regulation of financial markets. The G7 instructed international financial institution such as the IMF, the Bank for International Settlements, the World Bank and the Multilateral Development Banks to tighten their supervision and regulation of international finance. This volume examines this doctrine sometimes known as the 'New Architecture of the International Financial System' or IFA. Strengthening of the international financial system never ends and there have been recurring vulnerabilities in international financial architecture. The book examines current practices and its consequences and how the IFA has evolved and its alternatives. The book draws upon academic knowledge, practitioner techniques in financial risk management and official doctrine to analyze how investors, creditors and debts function within the new architecture.
The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean (International Political Economy Series)
by I. GriffithThis volume does four things. Firstly it examines the nexus between the illegal narcotics enterprise as a social phenomenon and political economy as a scholarly issue area. Secondly it explores the regional and global contexts of the political economy of illegal narcotics operations in the Caribbean. Thirdly it assesses some of the political economy connections and consequences of the enterprise in the region. Finally, it discusses some of the measures adopted to contend with the illegal drug challenge in the area.
Gunnar Myrdal: An Intellectual Biography (Great Thinkers in Economics)
by W. BarberThis study examines the manner in which Gunnar Myrdal's intellectual style left an impact on the shaping of Sweden's welfare state, on race relations in the United States, on post-World War Two economic cooperation in Europe, and on the analysis of Third World economic development.
Normative Health Economics: A New Pragmatic Approach to Cost Benefit Analysis, Mathematical Models and Applications
by S. Islam C. MakThis book modifies the existing economic theory of health analysis by integrating the issues and principles of moral philosophy in an extended framework. It also develops some operational mathematical models to show how this framework can be applied to health economics and policy evaluation.
The Political Economy of Post-Soviet Russia
by V. TikhomirovThis book deals with general political and economic developments that took place in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The major aim of the book is to analyse successes and failures of Russian reform attempts, as well as their effect on the development of Russian regions, particularly from the point of view of interrelation between socio-economic tendencies and political developments. Analysis concentrates on both national dynamics and dynamics of development in three main groups of regions (mining, agricultural and manufacturing).
Global Capital, Human Needs and Social Policies
by I. GoughCan the needs of capital ever be reconciled with the needs of people? To what extent can social policies bridge the gap between social rights and human welfare, and economic competitiveness in a global world? Building on his previous writings on political economy and human need, Ian Gough throws new light on these perennial questions in a series of penetrating and original essays. The conclusion is upbeat: social policy still has the potential to narrow (though never close) the gap between the drive of capital and the universal needs of people.
European Economies in Transition: In Search of a New Growth Path
by O. Fabel F. Farina L. PunzoFocusing upon the rich interplay between ongoing institutional and technological changes, the dynamics of national industrial systems and the modifications in policy instruments of the new economic framework of the common market and the single currency, European Economies in Transition addresses key issues for growth and convergence. A set of methodologies highlighting the structural aspects and discontinuities in such dynamics reveals new features of transition processes experienced by some of the most advanced Western economies.
Bank Restructuring and Resolution (Procyclicality of Financial Systems in Asia)
by David S. HoelscherSystemic financial crises have become a common feature of the global financial landscape. Resolution of such crises requires a complex mix of macroeconomic and financial sector policies, including the restructuring and resolution of problem banks. This volume outlines the theoretical insights that have been gained and the practical lessons learned.
Issues And Actors In The Global Political Economy (PDF)
by André BroomeA major new text on contemporary global political economy that focuses centrally on key issues and actors. Concise and accessibly written, it provides an ideal introduction to the contemporary dynamics and processes of change in the global political economy.
Telegraphic Imperialism: Crisis and Panic in the Indian Empire, c.1830-1920 (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series)
by Deep Kanta Lahiri ChoudhuryThe first electronic communication network transformed language, distance, and time. This book researches the telegraph system of the British Indian Empire, c.1850 to 1920, exploring one of the most significant transnational phenomena of the imperial world, and the link between communication, Empire, and social change.
Economic Reforms in Chile: From Dictatorship to Democracy
by R. Ffrench-DavisThis book provides an in-depth analysis of neo-liberal and progressive economic reforms and policies implemented in Chile since the Pinochet dictatorship. The core thesis of the book is that there is not just 'one Chilean economic model', but that several have been in force since the coup of 1973.
Delusions of Development: The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Asia (Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific)
by T. CarrollInvestigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions.
Representing Death in the News: Journalism, Media and Mortality
by F. HanuschThis new study maps and synthesizes existing research on the ways in which journalism deals with death. Folker Hanusch provides a historical overview of death in the news, looks at the conditions of production, content and reception, and also analyzes emerging trends in the representation of death online.
Global Cosmopolitans: The Creative Edge of Difference (INSEAD Business Press)
by L. BrimmAs globalization creates the need for leaders who transcend national borders, this book provides an insider's view of what makes them special. This is the first book to present a framework for understanding this fast-growing and influential group and it provides tools for readers to discover their own inner competitive edge.
The Bengal Delta: Ecology, State and Social Change, 1840–1943 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
by I. IqbalWith a focus on colonial Bengal, this book demonstrates how the dynamics of agrarian prosperity or decline, communal conflicts, poverty and famine can only be properly understood from an ecological perspective as well as discussions of state's coercion and popular resistance, market forces and dependency, or contested cultures and consciousness.
Rethinking Enterprise Policy: Can Failure Trigger New Understanding?
by S. BridgePolicies to increase the level of enterprise and entrepreneurship, in many countries and regions, have often failed. This book explores this and gives alternative views to derive a different model, based on social influence, which is consistent with the evidence and which might therefore lead to better policy.
Franchising Globally: Innovation, Learning and Imitation
by I. AlonFranchising Globally is first of its kind to examine franchising both from an entrepreneurial and from an international perspective. The book includes theoretical discussions and practical examples of international franchising as well as both micro and macro studies of franchising environments in different parts of the world.
Offshoring and Working Conditions in Remote Work (International Labour Organization (ilo) Century Ser.)
by Jon C. Messenger and Naj GhoshehAn historical context of the development of global outsourcing with case study analysis in four countries where the industry is large or growing. It provides policy advice from employers to policy makers on how the growth of good quality jobs can be ensured as this industry grows and matures around the world.
Emotionalizing Organizations and Organizing Emotions
by Åsa WettergrenDelivers a strong contribution to the field of research on emotions in organizations offering original pieces of research. Uniting scholars from organization and management research and sociology, it conveys trans-disciplinary insights into the multidimensional 'nature' of emotion and its appearance in organizational structures and processes.
Early Project Appraisal: Making the Initial Choices
by K. SamsetFocusing on turning an initial idea into a project with a successful outcome, this book fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. It emphasizes the practical application of decision making based on qualitative and judgmental information.
When Managers Rebel
by David Courpasson Jean-Claude ThoenigEmployee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think. This book argues how important it is to take these protests seriously. The authors demonstrate that when middle managers rebel, they aren't just letting off steam, and that their acts of creative protest can even produce benefits for their companies. Rebellion can pay off!