Towards a Sustainable Information Society
This volume represents an important voice in the scientific discourse on what constitutes a sustainable information society, and provides a new comprehensive and forward-looking approach to such a development.
This anthology represents the work of theorists and practitioners from various Central and Eastern European countries who offer a multifaceted approach to security and safety issues which companies in international and domestic trade, as well as consumers, are facing nowadays.
This book explores the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) model in the Gulf’s not-for-profit sector, using practical examples from Qatar Foundation. It moves beyond theory with data analysis to show how FBPs drive effective decision-making for scholars and practitioners alike.
This book explores the servant-leadership needed to transform EU Institutions to better serve its citizens. Through real-life interviews with EU civil servants, including Herman van Rompuy, it illustrates how this philosophy empowers professionals to face 21st-century challenges.
Uncovering the Role of Audit Quality in Firms’ Financial Reports
Why do some firms report financial results promptly while others delay? This book investigates how audit quality shapes the speed and credibility of corporate disclosures, shedding light on the vital role of auditors in promoting timely and transparent financial communication.
This book delves into the relationship between economic growth and tourism in China’s diverse regions. Emphasizing China’s unique experiences, it offers practical insights and valuable lessons applicable to policymakers, economists, and tourism professionals worldwide.
For Trinidad and Tobago, a robust Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) framework can improve financial inclusion and may be the key to unlocking economic growth. This study assesses the current EFT policy and provides recommendations for modernizing the financial system.
Unlocking Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Emerging markets in sub-Saharan Africa present vast opportunities, but their volatility makes sustainable profitability a major challenge. This book provides a framework, using cases and illustrations, to help organisations navigate these markets and achieve lasting success.
Empathy connects us, but social isolation and polarization are driving us apart. A lack of empathy causes society to suffer, making it harder to work with others. How can we learn to demonstrate more empathy? This book sheds light on that question.
To survive, complex organizations must innovate. This book explores the factors linking well-being and innovation, and is a starting point for the business world to use work-life balance as a strategic investment to stimulate creativity and face a constantly evolving market.
Women in the Modern Workplace
This research examines venture creation among women in Ireland. It addresses motivations, the start-up process, and the barriers explicit to the nascent female entrepreneur to propose a theory on the challenges that have the most significant effect.
Work Integrated Learning for Students
This book offers solutions to global challenges through work integrated learning (WIL). It shifts perspectives on building ethical businesses, engaging in the 4IR and gig economy, and embracing human-AI integration, propelling you to become an entrepreneurial lifelong learner.
Work-Life Balance and the Economic Crisis
Contemporary society and international organisations are giving increasing consideration to the issue of reconciling work and private life. Following on from this, these volumes provide a detailed analysis of work-life balance and its regulation in a number of EU countries.
This monograph illustrates Professor Zeng Shiqiang’s insightful observations on the essence of the Chinese style of management science, which has developed around how modern management strategies can be integrated with ancient Chinese philosophical wisdom and ideology.