A Cultural Analysis of Mobile Communities on Board Cruise Ships
This book argues that the pleasures of a cruise have changed little since the nineteenth century. Drawing on travel writing from Mark Twain and the author’s own voyages on cruise and container ships, it examines what passengers do with their time and how that time is controlled.
Crisis Communication in the Digital Age
In recent years, in countries with high crisis expectation and risk probabilities, a significant rise in the number of crises has been observed. This study discusses crisis management types and strategies, stressing the vital role of public relations in their resolution.
Reshaping Opera
Trevisan holds up La Fenice, Venice’s main opera theater, as a successful example of a managerial turn in the performing arts that led to substantial improvements in efficiency and productivity levels. Her balanced critique also allows for critical reflection on arts management.
This collection offers an interesting overview of good practices in the tourism industry, providing several snapshots of the way various economic activities have been properly managed in order to make the Canary Islands a successful symbol of integrated tourist supply.
New Approaches and Tendencies in Entrepreneurial Management
This volume presents innovative approaches to international management, based on the latest scientific research. It is for management experts, researchers, and students who aspire to use the best practices of organisational leadership and entrepreneurial management.
Massive oil revenues led Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to invest their enormous wealth abroad. This book shows how foreign investment is a crucial tool for diversification and a strategy for preserving and expanding their oil wealth for the future.
Odih identifies the biopolitical basis of adsensory wearable technologies, arguing that the paradoxical feature of adsensory technologies is the proliferation of risk. It also deals with the neoliberal construct of the entrepreneurial lifestyle insurance subject.
As mergers and acquisitions gain significance in India, the law faces emerging challenges. This collection of papers highlights these challenges, exploring the links between M&A and areas like anti-trust, taxation, and insolvency. A guide for students and practitioners.
Islamic Economics
Co-opted by the existing system, “Islamic economics” has become limited to finance, its potential overlooked. This book examines the debate from various perspectives to lay a firm foundation for contemporary socio-economic issues.
This monograph explores the issue of deferred taxes at both the theoretical and practical levels, and studies their financial aspects and their economic function in companies. It looks at current methods and the role of deferred taxes in business management.
Organisational Anatomy
Organisational Anatomy views organisations as live creatures. This biological perspective allows you to intuitively understand your workplace, classify different organisational archetypes, and recognise pathologies to achieve superior business performance.
Deriving from project management conferences, this anthology centres on people and places and their role in projects. It focuses on project management offices, stakeholders, complexity and risk management, and contains case studies on project management in specific contexts.
This book explores the foundations of Islamic investment, covering various products, their market application, and regulation. Its theoretical and practical approach offers a balanced overview of Islamic financial markets, their ethics, and their Shari’ah foundations.
Organizational Culture in the Middle East
This volume provides new insights into organizational behaviour in Lebanon. It explores topics like corporate entrepreneurship in SMEs, the effect of leaders’ emotional intelligence on employee commitment, and the impact of corporate social responsibility on customer trust.
In the 1970s, Romanian tourism was blooming. This book analyzes the evolution of its tourism and hotel industry since 1990. Has Romanian tourism returned to its golden age? Has it built a country brand to differentiate itself from competing nations?
Information and Communication Technology and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
ICT can be a source of competitive advantage for SMEs. This book provides a synthesis of the advantages of ICT, illustrating the technologies used with theoretical and practical views. It is an indispensable reference for both academics and practitioners.
In a clashing socio-economic climate, managers face unforeseen challenges. This book provides direction and insight on finding innovative solutions, presenting research and ideas that transcend conventional theory and have practical implementations.
Conflict-based strategy is obsolete. This is the essential guide to cooperative strategy for modern leaders. In a world where the choice is stark—”cooperate, or die”—this book provides the playbook for a successful future.
Taxation and Revenue Collection in Ancient India
In the first book to study taxation and revenue collection through an analysis of public finance and financial administration in four major Indian texts, Sharma shows how Ancient Indian writing can contribute to active knowledge today.
Marketing the SME
A significant element in Ireland’s economic transformation was the role of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs). This volume investigates the sophisticated, diverse and market-efficient strategies they adopted to ensure global success.