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Ernest Dichter and Motivation Research: New Perspectives on the Making of Post-war Consumer Culture
by S. Schwarzkopf R. GriesThe work of motivation and consumer researcher Ernest Dichter was a milestone in the psychological creation of the modern consumer. This collection contextualizes Ernest Dichter within twentieth-century consumer culture and it charts the rise of psychological approaches to consumption in post-war Europe and North America.
Michal Kalecki (Great Thinkers in Economics)
by Julio López GThis book presents a thorough evaluation of Michal Kalecki's theory of the capitalist economy. It provides readers with a complete view of Kalecki's theory, including his very important writings on the economics of underdeveloped countries.
Financial Intermediation in the 21st Century
by Z. MikdashiThe increasing interdependence of the world economy has huge implications for global finance in the twenty-first century. This volume brings together leading scholars and practitioners to offer in-depth analyses of the new direction open to the financial services industry. They explore the challenges and opportunities of the new finance era, future development in financial markets, with particular emphasis on the role of new technologies and the industry's view of strengthening financial intermediation. The book concludes with an assessment of key managerial and regulatory issues.
The International Political Economy of Work and Employability (International Political Economy Series)
by P. MooreInternational competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being transferred to them. This book looks at how workers are expected to survive unstable job market conditions in three locations: the UK, Singapore, and South Korea.
Identifying Hidden Needs: Creating Breakthrough Products
by K. Goffin F. Lemke U. KonersToo many new products fail. New products which are hard to differentiate from existing products won't capture the customer's imagination. The failure is due to a poor understanding of customers' needs. Companies need to take a radical approach to identifying customers' real needs, and this book demonstrates innovative ways to achieve this.
When Family Businesses are Best: The Parallel Planning Process for Family Harmony and Business Success (A Family Business Publication)
by R. Carlock J. WardThe authors explore how effective planning and communication helps business families around the world address growth challenges as they strive to become high performing multi-generation family enterprises. This book shows family businesses working together at their best.
Corporate Social and Human Rights Responsibilities: Global, Legal and Management Perspectives
by Karin Buhmann, Lynn Roseberry, Mette MorsingThis book challenges the separation between CSR and law. It also demonstrates that BRHR may be gradually separating from CSR through emphasis on state obligations. Authors from around the world discuss how businesses engage in CSR and human rights, and how governments and intergovernmental organisations may support business in taking responsibility
International Financial Integration: Competing Ideas and Policies in the Post-Bretton Woods Era
by A. EndresDrawing on prominent contributions by economists to the debate on international monetary reform, this book provides an historical perspective on the plans, schemes and ideas on the international financial system.
Spain on Screen: Developments in Contemporary Spanish Cinema
by Ann DaviesA collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the far-reaching shifts that have occurred in the Spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in European cinema.
Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust
by M. Mitsopoulos Theodore PelagidisAs the tensions in the Greek economy take centre stage in the international headlines, this book examines the failed policies and political corruption that have bankrupted the nation. The authors comment on recent bailouts and haircuts and explore the uncertain future of Greece in the Eurozone.
Revenue Management: A Practical Pricing Perspective
by Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-BeattiePricing is about deciding your market position whereas revenue management is the strategic and tactical decisions firms take in order to optimize revenues and profits. This book offers insights into research, theories, applications and innovations and how to makes these work in different industries.
City Branding: Theory and Cases
by K. DinnieThe practice of city branding is being adopted by increasing numbers of city authorities around the world and it is having a direct impact on public and private sector practice. The author captures this emerging phenomenon in a way that blends a solid theoretical and conceptual underpinning together with relevant real life cases.
New Trade Union Activism: Class Consciousness or Social Identity?
by S. MooreThe past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness.
Inter-American Cooperation at a Crossroads (International Political Economy Series)
by Gordon Mace, Andrew F. Cooper and Timothy M. ShawFifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for economic development and political representation have shattered the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these developments and points towards a future for inter-American co-operation.
Have Japanese Firms Changed?: The Lost Decade (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
by Hiroaki Miyoshi & Yoshifumi NakataIf we ask simply whether Japanese business has changed, our answer must be an unequivocal yes and this is answered with a primary focus on technology, the traditional source of Japan's strong competitiveness. But if we ask whether Japanese firms have also changed in any substantive ways we must accept a less sanguine conclusion.
Crisis and Recovery: Ethics, Economics and Justice
by Larry Elliott Rowan Williams, Archbishop of CanterburyDuring the ongoing global financial crisis, a lack of moral and ethical leadership in society has been exposed. The Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and Larry Elliott, The Guardian , bring together their thoughts on the issues of ethics and morality in business, with contributions from leading business figures.
Networks in the Russian Market Economy
by M. LonkilaA PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region.
Geo-Politics of the Euro-Asia Energy Nexus: The European Union, Russia and Turkey (New Security Challenges)
by A. Tekin P. WilliamsA freshly provocative look at the nexus linking EU security, trans-Turkey energy supply routes to Europe and Turkey's EU membership negotiations, this book argues that Europe's collective energy security prospects have become increasingly tied to Turkey's progress towards joining the EU.
Local Economies and Global Competitiveness
by Bruno Dallago, Chiara GuglielmettiThe globalized economy depends on local and context-specific factors. This edited volume addresses local-global nexuses via case studies of global interactions in developed and developing areas, and of particular firms' approaches to these issues. The chapters build up a prospectus on how best to create globally capable localities.
Getting Between the Balance Sheets: The Four Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Finance
by D. Frodsham H. LiechtensteinFor many entrepreneurs there is a mystique about finance -starting, growing and selling new ventures is tough enough. Yet with some focused financial knowledge you can run your company with less cash, grow it more quickly and make more money when it is sold. This book makes the dry world of finance easy to understand and relevant to entrepreneurs.
Community, Market and State in Development
by Keijiro Otsuka and Kaliappa Kalirajan'How to combine the community, the market, and the state in the total economic system is probably the most important agenda for economists geared towards the reduction of poverty in developing economies'. - Professor Yujiro Hayami This volume brings together leading scholars from all around the world to examine and extend Professor Hayami's development model of 'community, market and state', and to pay tribute to his invaluable contribution to economics. The authors provide new empirical analysis with a clear focus on the role of the community in economic development, and its relations with agricultural markets, industrialization and the government, using primary data from major countries in Asia and Africa. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in development economics, government and market studies and international development studies.
Significance: Exploring the Nature of Information, Systems and Technology
by P. Beynon-DaviesSigns are critically important in all forms of activity, including business, because they establish what it is to be human. Without signs we could not think, we could not communicate what we think and we could not ensure that we collaborate together in our work, home and leisure. The aim of this book is to explain how and why they are significant.
Central Banking and Financialization: A Romanian Account of how Eastern Europe became Subprime (Studies in Economic Transition)
by D. GaborThis book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies.
The Myth of Too Big To Fail (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by I. MoosaThe book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent the TBTF problem, including some preventive measures. It ultimately argues that a failing financial institution should be allowed to fail without fearing an apocalyptic outcome.
The Future of Leadership Development: Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools (IESE Business Collection)
by Jordi CanalsThe current financial crisis highlights the need to rethink business leadership and the role of business schools in helping firms develop the leaders of the future. This book brings together the perspectives of deans of top international business schools, and the views of CEOs and senior business leaders.