This book attempts to address the important question of to what extent the theories of management are universally applicable principles and to what extent are they specific to particular cultural, national and temporal contexts. …

Building and maintaining a strong and effective team.  If two heads are better than one, how about a team of heads? An effective team can be more innovative than an individual. But how do you get there? While it is true that building and managing a strong, productive team is …

The Business of Givingdescribes the systems and processes philanthropists need to adopt in order to achieve their goals. It provides a “toolkit” for philanthropic investment taking the reader through each stage of their decision making. Its techniques are equally applicable to whatever investment vehicle is being utilized from traditional grants …

This book will help prepare readers for the 21st Century by becoming effective managers overseeing global marketing activities in an increasingly competitive environment. It is the first book to offer a truly global, as opposed to multinational, perspective on marketing …

The study of financial systems is worthwhile both for its own sake and because financial activity contributes to economic efficiency. And while financial systems exhibit wide-ranging differences in appearance, their structure and activities have greater commonality than is customarily realized. With Modern Financial Systems, experienced financial expert Edwin Neave extensively …

Private equity, the business of investing in private companies, has quickly grown from a cottage industry to a mature asset class. For those that supply the money—the endowments, foundations, pension funds, family offices, and others—learning the business of private equity can be one of its principle challenges. Inside Private Equity …

What does it take to build solid power and size? Gaining lean body mass is the Holy Grail and the Lost City of Gold and the Atlantis of bodybuilding. It gets talked about a lot, but few seem to unlock the secrets. In the past few decades, Dan John, author …

The Great Recession of 2008 restored John Maynard Keynes to prominence. After decades when the Keynesian revolution seemed to have been forgotten, the great British theorist was suddenly everywhere. The New York Times asked, “What would Keynes have done?” The Financial Times wrote of “the undeniable shift to Keynes.” Le …

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT, 7 is designed to prepare students for success in today’s digital workplace as well as tips on job searching skills. The textbook and accompanying Web site explains the basics of communicating in the workplace, working in teams, how to being a good listener and understanding …

This text covers the essential topics needed for a fundamental understanding of basic statistics and its applications in the fields of engineering and the sciences. Interesting, relevant applications use real data from actual studies, showing how the concepts and methods can be used to solve problems in the field. The …