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The British Economy in Transition: From the Old to the New?
By Royce Turner. 1995
The British Economy in Transition: From the Old to the New? examines attempts at economic regeneration in areas that have…
experienced the decline in 'traditional' industry of recent years. The contributors also look at the impact of techno and managerial modernization strategies in industries that have survived, but have had to adapt rapidly to doThe Economics of Tourism Destinations: Theory and Practice
By Norbert Vanhove. 2018
The measurement of tourism for example analysing competitiveness and evaluating tourism projects is not an easy task …
Now in its third edition The Economics of Tourism Destinations Theory and Practice provides a succinct guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners alike to decipher the methods of measurement of supply demand trends and impacts This new edition has been revised and updated to include Three new chapters Tourism as a development strategy Tourism export-led growth and a dedicated chapter on Macro-evaluation of tourism projects and events including the travel cost method and the contingent valuation method New case studies from emerging destinations in Asia Australia and America to show theory in practice New and updated data throughout Each chapter combines theory and practice and is integrated with international case studies Combining macro- and micro-aspects of economics to the tourism destination this is an invaluable resource for students learning about this subject as well as being aimed at tourism researchers and policy-makersTaiji Logic: Chinese Wisdom for Project Governance
By Ronggui Ding. 2020
This book illustrates the Chinese wisdom hidden behind the project governance which is called “Taiji logic”. “Taiji logic” is a set…
of dialectical ideals and approaches that are unique in the Chinese culture. The three pillars of “Taiji logic” are: identifying the conflicts based on the principle that Yin - Yang are not only opposite but also unitary, capturing the best time to reconcile conflicts with the laws of transformations of Yin - Yang, and finally, symphonizing conflicts with “Zhong-Yong” ideas to balance the needs of various stakeholders. This book aims to solve key issues in project governance from a special Chinese perspective: What is the essence of “Taiji logic”? How should one identify the major conflicts across various phases of project governance and the best time to reconcile them? What are the essential forces that help one to reconcile major conflicts? The fusion and collision of various cultures has made our world full of variety and conflicts. “Taiji logic” offers philosophical ideas and practical approaches to reconcile conflicts in project management.This book focuses on labour dislocation and migration of Palestinians between 1967 and 1992. In particular, it highlights the social…
transformations in the occupied Palestinian territory where Palestinian labour was permitted to work in Israel from 1968 onwards. Elaborating on the results of the policy which saw a gradual increase in the number of Palestinian workers commuting daily from a negligible proportion of the actively participating labour force, to 35 percent of all employed persons, and 60 percent of all wage paid workers, the book studies this unique case which embodies characteristics from permanent migration situations not only in the de-jure, but also the de-facto sense; insofar as it embeds higher risks and reallocates resources as if it was a permanent relocation scenario. Illustrated with tables and econometric results, the book identifies the determinants and implications of migrant labour from the West Bank using two broad methodologies: the neoclassical and the historical-structural method. Each of these methods is divided into two branches: the classical divided into price determined and a choice-theoretic framework,and the historical-structural divided into dependency and Marxist theory. In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the situation, all four perspectives are employed in the investigation. In doing so, what emerges is a structure for the book which takes shape along the different lines of migration literature. The book provides new insights into the making of wage labour and labour migration theory.Digital Dilemmas: Exploring Social Media Ethics in Organizations
By Øyvind Kvalnes. 2020
Social media is at the core of digital transformations in organizations. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms widen…
the scope for rapid and effective communication with stakeholders. They also create a range of new and challenging ethical dilemmas.This open access book categorizes the dilemmas organizations across a range of industries can face when they implement social media to communicate with stakeholders. This book provides a systematic framework for analyzing these ethical dilemmas in social media using the Navigation Wheel. This tool leads the decision-maker through a series of considerations such as legal questions, corporate identity, morality, reputation, and ethics. Finally, the author considers implications for leaders and presents potential solutions to these dilemmas. Based on five years of original research with 250 executive students at a European business school, all of whom work with social media communications in their organizations, this book is the first major study to explore the ethical use of social media across industries and is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners alike.Driving Strategy to Execution Using Lean Six Sigma: A Framework for Creating High Performance Organizations (Resource Management Ser.)
By Gerhard Plenert, Tom Cluley. 2012
Many organizations develop strategic plans that gather dust on bookshelves. Many other organizations employ Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to…
eliminate waste and reduce process variation only to find they are not moving the big bars that measure success for the organization. Driving Strategy to Execution Using Lean Six Sigma: A Framework for CreaPractice of Public Relations
By Sam Black. 1995
Public relations is an essential element in effective and successful business today. The theory of public relations does not change…
but the practice develops with new ideas and methods of management and business. This fourth edition of 'The Practice of Public Relations' incorporates essential updating and covers new areas such as: *international public relations *crisis management *sponsorship *education and training *career prospects. In 'The Practice of Public Relations' fifteen contributors give well-reasoned, practical introductions to every aspect of public relations. Keys to the many different ways in which public relations can contribute to the achievement of objectives and the successful and harmonious operation of an organization are given thorough coverage. TThis new edition has been prepared to embrace these changes so that CAM students and other readers are fully briefed on the latest issues in the realm of public relations. Sam Black, during his career, has played a significant role in the development of both the Institute of Public Relations and the International Public Relations Association. Contributors: John Cole-Morgan, Betty Dean, Rosemary Graham, Mark D Grundy, Jane Hammond, Brian Harvey, Danny Moss, Margaret Nally, Phyllis Oberman, Michael Regester, Douglas Smith, Tim Travers-Healy, Neville Wade, Sue Wolstenholme.Deming The Way We Knew Him
By Frank Voehl. 1995
Perhaps no other person in the history of modern business has so profoundly affected the methods of quality improvement in…
industry than W. Edwards Deming. The subject of many books, articles, and television documentaries, Dr. Deming has become the world-recognized leader of the quality movement in industry.Green Inc.: Guide to Business and the Environment
By Frances Cairncross. 1995
Frances Cairncross, senior editor of The Economist and author of the best selling Costing the Earth, shows that economic growth…
does not have to be at the expense of environmental protection. For the poor, growth is essential, to eliminate the threats to health and environmental security that poverty presents. As for the more affluent, they may be unwilling to sacrifice their living standards, even for a cleaner environment. The question is, rather, how can the environmental impact of growth be minimized? Here, the role of business is crucial. New technologies and well-designed policies have to work hand in hand; and the interests of governments, of companies and of the environmental movement lie in making a cleaner environment an opportunity for profitability. All three parties will find this a stimulating survey and an invaluable practical guide.Public choice has been one of the most important developments in the social sciences in the last twenty years. However…
there are many people who are frustrated by the uncritical importing of ideas from economics into political science. Public Choice uses both empirical evidence and theoretical analysis to argue that the economic theory of politics is limited in scope and fertility. In order to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of political life, political scientists must learn from both economists and sociologists.Opening Japan's Financial Markets (Routledge Library Editions: Business And Economics In Asia Ser. #26)
By J. Robert Brown Jr.. 1994
It is widely asserted, outside Japan, that the failure of foreign banks to penetrate Japanese financial markets is the direct…
result of stringent Japanese protectionist policies. However, although there may be some truth in this, it is a one-dimensional argument. Opening Japan's Financial Markets takes a broader view. It accepts that the Japanese bureaucracy have skillfully limited the scope of foreign banks. However, in examining the history of foreign banking activity in Japan, it becomes clear that ineptitude on the part of foreign banks and governments has also been a major factor.Ethics and Public Administration (Bureaucracies, Public Administration, And Public Policy Ser.)
By H George Frederickson, John A. Rohr. 1994
"Ethics and Public Administration" refutes the arguments that administrative ethics cannot be studied in an empirical manner and that empirical…
analysis can deal only with the trivial issues in administrative ethics. Within a theoretical perspective,the authors qualify their findings and take care not to over-generalise results. The findings are relevant to the practice of public administration. Specific areas addressed include understanding public corruption, ethics as control, and ethics as administration and policyGrowth and Crisis in the Spanish Economy: 1940-1993 (Routledge Studies in the European Economy)
By Sima Lieberman. 1995
Appraises the turbulent development of the Spanish economy over the last fifty years and places current economic problems in their…
historical context. The author examines the economic, political and social problems inherited from the Franco era and their evolution into the present. The book includes: * a detailed discussion of economic development under Franco, including the boom years of the 1960s followed by the decline of the early 1970s; *an analysis of the decade of economic crisis which only ended in 1985; *an evaluation of the economic successes achieved by the Gonzalez government during the second half of the 1980s; *an analysis of why, despite serious attempts to revitalize the industrial sector, Spain still has one of the highest levels of unemployment in the OECD.A New Guide to Post-Keynesian Economics (Routledge Studies In Contemporary Political Economy Ser.)
By Steven Pressman, Richard P. Holt. 2000
Eichner's classic A Guide to Post-Keynesian Economics (1978) is still seen as the definitive staging post for those wishing to…
familiarise themselves with the Post-Keynesian School. This book brings the story up-to-date.Of all the subgroups within heterodox economics, Post-Keynesianism has provided the most convincing alternative to mainstream theoStock Exchange Automation (Routledge Library Editions: Financial Markets #8)
By Jamal Munshi. 1994
Originally published in 1994, Stock Exchange Automation addresses the pivotal role played by capital markets in the market economics. Capital…
markets are an essential component of the free market system. The book argues that the capital markets function as an allocator of investable funds among competing uses. The movement toward automated markets requires that we understand how automation changes market behaviour. The book also examines the concept of market microstructure theory, and the implication that some forms of automation should affect prices. Theories of price formation in the specialist based trading system hypothesise that the trading mechanism induces short term price volatility.The Future of Industrial Man
By Peter F. Drucker. 1995
The Future of Industrial Man is the only book by Peter Drucker in which he systematically develops a basic social…
theory. He presents the requirements for any society to be functioning and legitimate, and then applies these general concepts to the special case of the industrial society. In his new introduction, Drucker explains that his reference to mercantilism in The Future of Industrial Man can today be called neoconservatism, which, he asserts, denies rather than affirms the reality of industrial and postindustrial society.Drucker outlines the major shifts of previous centuries. He describes the move from an agrarian to an industrial economy, illustrates the structure and dynamics of this new industrial order, and warns of the abuses inherent in the system if attempts are made to maintain it under anachronistic social conventions. He emphasizes the fact that the new industrial order must operate under a "legitimate" system of po-litical power supported by social authority. He discusses the particular roles of the owners, the workers, the managers—the corporation itself—as he pinpoints the problem that he considers the most central and the most critical: how to maintain the continuing freedom of the individual in an increasingly intricate, bureaucratized world.Following the initial publication of this work, Jacques Barzun wrote in The New Republic, "Here is a book which is so perfectly planned and so transparently written as to read with almost indecent ease. . . . Each page is the fruit of much learning and long reflection. It should accordingly by studied, pondered over, ana-lyzed word by word." According to W. H. Chamberlain of The Atlantic Monthly, "[Drucker] possesses a fund of historical and economic knowledge." The Future of Industrial Man is a landmark study by a noted analyst of the modern corporation. It is of continuing importance to economists, industrial studies scholars, and profes-sionalPublished in 1994, this book examines a small segment of the medical technology innovation process to characterize the manner in…
which the federal government influences small business-based investigators to participate or withdraw from the medical technology innovation process. It provides an historical account of the federal government's involvement in biomedical technology research and development, and traces the social and economic significance of this involvement.When Giants Converge: Role of US-Japan Direct Investment
By Dorothy B. Christelow. 1995
This text presents an analysis of how international direct investment since World War II has played an important role in…
the process by which industrial countries generate technology and productivity growth. It covers the complex relations between the US and Japan since 1945.Crisis Management in the Power Industry: An Inside Story (Routledge Library Editions: Energy Economics)
By Frank Ledger, Howard Sallis. 1995
This book, originally published in 1995 is a study of crisis management in the electricity supply industry during the 20th…
century. The full implications of the vulnerability of the industry are examined, with special reference to past industrial action. The authors were well placed to know how close the industry came on more than one occasion to disaster. In the wake of privatisation challenging and controversial questions are asked, which are of fundamental importance to the economy, quality of life and political stability of the country. An account is also given of the past structure, technology and industrial relations of the industry. This volume is an excellent case-study for students of post war politics, public sector management and industrial relations.Understanding Economics
By Vicky Allsopp. 1995
Understanding Economics presents an interesting and accessible introduction to key economic ideas. The book clearly shows the relevance of economics…
to everyday situations. Examples are drawn from the internal workings of households, business firms and non-profit organizations. The book is user friendly in both style and content and requires no prior knowledge of economics and minimal mathematics.