Regional Development Agencies: The Next Generation?: Networking, Knowledge and Regional Policies (Regions and Cities)
What has been the role of government industrial policy in Japan's extraordinary post-war development? How has the role changed in successive phases of growth? What "lessons" can be learnt from this experience by other nations, be they in the West, or developing countries or economies in transition attempting to introduce competitive market structures? These are some of the main questions addressed in this absorbing and thorough study. Dividing the period into three main phases, the author sho...
Lancashire Cotton Operatives and Work, 1900-1950 (Modern Economic and Social History)
by Alan Fowler
This title was first published in 2003. The cotton industry was one of the major motors that powered Britain's industrial development from the mid-eighteenth century, contributing in no small way to the revolution that was to transform Europe over the next hundred years. The combination of technological developments, colonial exploits and social transformation that all came together in the Lancashire cotton industry provided a perfect example of how the new world would function, its priorities a...
There is a widening gap between the current organizational reality and the tools and methods available to managers for addressing its challenges. Game Based Organization Design shows that one of the ways to bridge this gap is to introduce insights and approaches from video game design into the design of organizational systems.
People and Sustainable Organization
The world is dealing with a historical turning point. The old ways of doing things do not seem to suffice anymore. Solutions aiming at permanent and limitless growth appear less and less probable. Individuals, companies, and countries are faced with the existing business models that no longer fit the needs of the contemporary individual and society. New, innovative models are needed. How can this be achieved? There are many novelties: technological solutions and most of all computers which are n...
Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry
Wikstroem and DeFillippi have done an excellent job of compiling thoughts from a number of sources on the modernization of music. Ranging from the issues of fair payments to creators and the dominance of on-demand music in Scandinavia to government influence on music markets in China, the work offers a broad spectrum of views into the evolving music business. Anyone seeking to learn or teach global music business model innovation should place this book at the top of his/her list.'- C. Allen Barg...
International Operations Management
International Operations Management: Lessons in Global Business uses a fascinating selection of case studies researched during the 'International Operations Management Project', sponsored by the European Commission, to produce a valuable view of businesses in Western and Eastern traditions. Ranging from China Post and Flextronics International (Singapore) to Electrolux, Ford, and GlaxoSmithKline, the studies link conceptual and practical approaches in five areas: international operations manage...
This practical guide to starting a new business skips the MBA and goes right to the nuts and bolts of building a successful, self-sustaining brand. In Grind, Michael J. McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE, helps readers identify the common-sense strategies they need to focus on to turn their start-up ideas into positive-cash flow businesses. Dispensing with the notion that potential business owners require a formal education, he outlines several fundamental areas of importance for them, keying in o...
Updating Schumpeter's Gales of Creative Destruction
by Laurie Thomas Vass
The Polish Fixed-income Securities Market (World Bank Working Paper)
by Michel Noel, Noritaka Akamatsu, Wladyslaw Jan Brzeski, and Carlo Segni
This title analyzes the recent evolution of the Polish fixed-income securities market, including the money market, the government bond market, and the non-government bond market, focusing in particular on the sub-national bond market. It examines key policy challenges facing the development of the sector, including policies to stimulate the development of the classic repo market, increase the reliability of the government bond yield curve, stimulate the overall development of the non-government...
Re-Framing Regional Development: Evolution, Innovation and Transition
Starting and Building a Nonprofit (Starting & Building a Nonprofit (W/CD))
by Peri Pakroo
Filled with user-friendly information, practical advice and step-by-step instructions, this book is your guide through the process of getting a nonprofit up and running.
The Invincible Company (Strategyzer)
by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Alan Smith, and Frederic Etiemble
The long-awaited follow-up to the international bestsellers, Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneurs' Business Model Canvas changed the way the world creates and plans new business models. It has been used by corporations and startups and consultants around the world and is taught in hundreds of universities. After years of researching how the world's best companies develop, test, and scale new business models, the authors have produced their def...
Uganda's Remittance Corridors from United Kingdom, United States and South Africa (World Bank Working Papers, #201)
by Isaku Endo, Jane Namaaji, and Anoma Kulathunga
The purpose of this study is to gather a broad spectrum of remittance data related to Uganda and the three remittance corridors and compile such information in a comprehensive report with a view to sharing knowledge and expertise. In addition to knowledge sharing, it is expected that the information and findings in this report will assist the authorities in developing the Ugandan remittance market and mitigating related risks. Being the first Bilateral Remittance Corridor Analysis (BRCA) report...