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Energy has always been and important ingredient for the economic and social progress of human society, although the form in which energy is used has undergone a phenomenal change. Energy security relates to economic security in the context of energy decision making. In modern society, energy has become more global in nature. The ever-increasing integration of energy markets across the globe spreads the security concern from one sector and country to another. The papers in this volume deal with l...

Dieses zweibändige Handbuch vermittelt die systemtechnischen Grundlagen und den technischen Entwicklungsstand der Bereiche Materialfluss und Logistik. Der erste Band behandelt zunächst die Bereiche der Entwicklung und Eingrenzung von Fördertechnik, Materialflusstechnik, Intralogistik und technischer Logistik. Diese beinhalten die Beschaffungs-, Produktions-, Distributions- und Entsorgungslogistik. Eingegangen wird ebenfalls auf die wirtschaftliche und volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Logistik...

This Palgrave Pivot explores the recent financial crisis from a new perspective. Reflecting on 40 years of banking experiences, the book will open new avenues to understanding banking and comment on possible ways to rehabilitate banking organisations. In 1965 the Bank of Ireland received a consultancy report from McKinsey & Company, which heralded a new phase in banking practice and organisation. In the years that followed, the Bank of Ireland opened up its once traditional culture to outside i...

This handbook presents an expansive exploration of critical theory, critical perspectives, critical praxis, and the impact on the research, theory, and practice of Human Resource Development (HRD). Critical Human Resource Development (CHRD) aims to challenge the normative structures, practices, policies, definitions, and approaches which have historically dominated the field of Human Resource Development (HRD). As an approach to HRD, CHRD raises awareness of social systems, organizational polici...

This study text is applicable for the December 2001 and June 2002 examinations. Features include: CIM syllabus; guidance notes extracts; scene-setting chapter introductions; key concepts; action programmes; chapter round-ups; and "marketing at work" real-life examples. BPP liaise closely with the senior examiners to ensure that the study texts contain complete syllabus coverage. This edition has been updated in the light of an in-depth review by the CIM.

Indexing and information retrieval work properly only if language and interpretation are shared by creator and user. This is more complex for non-verbal media. The authors of Indexing Multimedia and Creative Works explore these challenges against a background of different theories of language and communication, particularly semiotics, questioning the possibility of ideal multimedia indexing. After surveying traditional approaches to information retrieval (IR) and organization in relation to iss...

An in-depth look at how to do business in China as it becomes a global economic power Since 1979, when China emerged from its long isolation and launched the first of its economic reforms, the country has gone from producing low-quality exports to making sophisticated high-technology goods and is now a major player in the world economy. China has become the new engine of global growth. As China continues to implement its commitments agreed upon with membership into the World Trade Organization...

Midsized companies are often overlooked by Wall Street and mainstream media outlets, though they are an integral part of national economics. Thus it's important for national economic success to have a thriving midsized company sector. But that is not easy to do, largely because the factors that throttle growth of midsized companies can be quite different than those of their smaller and larger business brethren. Some of these factors are well known, but others can creep up on management teams and...