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Although difficult, complicated, and sometimes discouraging, collaboration is recognized as a viable approach for addressing uncertain, complex and wicked problems. Collaborations can attract resour……続きを見る

Now in a thoroughly revised third edition, Public Policy: Preferences and Outcomes is designed to help students enrolled in a public policy course discuss policy issues and understand the ways in wh……続きを見る

Intuitively, organisations can easily be categorised as ‘public’ or ‘private’. However, this book questions such a black and white dichotomy between public and private, and seeks a deeper understand……続きを見る

Ancient Greece was once a hub of philosophy, government and culture. There were a lot of thoughts and ideas that flourished in Ancient Greece and later on influenced the Western World. To know how i……続きを見る

Did you know that when you're older, you might be called for jury duty? But what is it? You'll know more about it, and why you should show up when you're summoned, in this book of US government and ……続きを見る

If you're enjoying your freedom today, you should thank democracy! In this US government textbook for kids, your child will learn about the basics of democracy. The acquisition of knowledge should b……続きを見る

History reading and learning can be made so much fun and effective when the right resources are used. By right resources, we mean books that are visually appealing and at the same time, easy to unde……続きを見る

Open Dissent is an analysis of the financial crisis from the point of view of someone on the inside. With 35 years’ experience in banking internationally and, latterly, in Ireland, Mike Soden w……続きを見る

‘Joyous … a book that makes other journalists weep with envy’ The Economist 'Provocative, touching, and sensitively written … an eloquent, brilliantly researched account’ Sunday Times One of The Eco……続きを見る

The disturbing, untold story of one of the largest financial institutions in the world, Citigroupーone of the " too big to fail" banksーfrom its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial cr……続きを見る

Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensiv……続きを見る

The book contains a wealth of detailed and fascinating case studies of New Public Management (NPM) in practice in the UK, exploring the enactment of NPM in its specific organizational contexts. A ra……続きを見る

The business case for sustainability or corporate responsibility will never be strong enough to support an isolated business in its competition against the unscrupulous. The progressive vanguard rea……続きを見る

Carbon Accounting is a vital tool in enabling organisations to measure and report on their greenhouse gas emissions. As the need to respond to the causes and impacts of climate change becomes increa……続きを見る

Managers of multinational organizations are struggling to win the strategic competition for the hearts and minds of external stakeholders. These stakeholders differ fundamentally in their worldview,……続きを見る

Green purchasing - or eco-procurement - by local and central governments has long been recommended in documents such as Agenda 21 to be a key - although sometimes supplemental-ingredient in the achi……続きを見る

This short guide offers practical insights for companies or foundations who want to run their business in India in a sustainable way.In this concise, expert guide, Caroline Twigg draws on her experi……続きを見る

This book outlines a path towards a more practical era for "corporate responsibility", where companies make real environmental gains based on hard facts, using lifecycle assessment (LCA) and environ……続きを見る

The significance of business-led corporate responsibility coalitions is indisputable. The WBCSD has 200 member companies with combined annual revenues of US$7 _trillion_; the UN Global Compact has a……続きを見る

Life on Earth for humanity and our ecosystems is at a point of great change. There is much to be learnt about previous great disruptions. The key words are *adaptation* and *transformation*. Most in……続きを見る

Within this context, big data analytics (BDA) can be an important tool given that many analytic techniques within the big data world have been created specifically to deal with complexity and rapidl……続きを見る

Women's Studies in Religion: A Multicultural Reader uses essays written by today's most respected feminist voices to examine the impact of contemporary feminism on the practice and study of religion……続きを見る

Employers face a myriad of issues when hiring: how to recruit, whom to select, how to interview, Equal Employment Opportunity policies, fair salary offerings, health issues, performance evaluations,……続きを見る

Too often professional staff are thrust into the role of manager without preparation or subsequent guidance over what becoming a manager entails. On Becoming a Manager is written by managers from a……続きを見る

Presents an Australian perspective on the issues in expressive arts in early childhood education by authors who are researching, teaching and actively involved in the arts as theatre directors, pain……続きを見る

The UN Global Compact complements other corporate citizenship initiatives by promoting dialogue on the relationship between business and society. At the same time it is the only truly global corpora……続きを見る

The abundance of data and the rise of new quantitative and statistical techniques have created a promising area: data analytics. This combination of a culture of data-driven decision making and tech……続きを見る

Desde su nacimiento en 1898, tanto la vida de Enzo Ferrari como su filosofía basada en integridad, respeto y humildad siguen siendo relevantes, así como lo es también lo siguen siendo los valores, l……続きを見る

Business Management and Leadership Expert, M.D. White, releases new book, "The Influence of Military Strategies to Business." A military-based guide to business takes the best wartime tactics and pr……続きを見る

The field of management consultancy research has grown rapidly in recent years. Fuelled by the drivers of complexity and uncertainty, a growing number of organizations – both profit and third sector……続きを見る