This hands-on guide shows HR practitioners and researchers how to apply the Shannon diversity index to measure workplace diversity. With practical examples, it also illustrates how regression methods can assess the factors that influence age, ethnic, and gender diversity.
Self-Action Leadership (Volume I)
The first of its kind, Self-Action Leadership is a comprehensive manual addressing the universal need for personal leadership and character education. Rooted in 30 years of research, it introduces an original theory and model for all to utilize.
Development Trends in Management Science and Engineering
This book categorizes the areas of Management Science and Engineering (MSE) research and provides a comprehensive evaluation of each journal. Compiled by leading academics and editors, it is an essential resource for scientists, researchers, practitioners, and students.
This book provides practical, evidence-based strategies to cultivate diversity and inclusion. Learn to support employees’ sense of belonging and psychological safety, address harassment and microaggressions, and implement systemic change for vibrant, productive workplaces.
This book offers HR practitioners and researchers a hands-on guide to measuring workplace diversity with Simpson’s diversity index. With examples from real employment data, it illustrates how to analyze demographic diversity and use regression to assess its influencing factors.
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.
This book documents the effort of Barbados’s black-nationalist political elite to take control of the island’s petroleum resources. In a direct challenge to the white planter class, this brazen and defiant stand against colonialism was filled with political risk for the island.
As the return on marketing often fails to justify the cost, this book introduces cost-effective strategies to achieve benefits with minimal resources. It explores human, product, and technological perspectives, like AI, to enhance employee performance and customer loyalty.
Pilgrimage in the Twenty-First Century
This inquiry showcases the rich diversity of religious and secular pilgrimage. Scholars explore travel for transformation, revealing why it is one of tourism’s fastest growing segments and how this age-old phenomenon is central to what it means to be human.
Disruptions can be a catalyst for progress or cause catastrophe. This book is about how to safeguard quality during and beyond disruptions. While disruptions expose weaknesses, they also create opportunities for change, capturing the transition from crisis to high performance.
Showcasing the latest breakthroughs in data science, this volume brings together contributions from leading experts. It covers key areas like machine learning and AI, anticipating future trends and serving as a valuable resource for novices and researchers alike.
This book explores various leadership styles and models, demonstrating their dynamic nature. It is an essential reference point for both academics and practitioners.
This book presents research on Costs of Quality (CoQ) management in China. Based on case studies from Chinese enterprises, it shows professionals and executives how to adopt strategic CoQ management to enhance product quality and improve business performance.
Financial Accounting
For students, entrepreneurs & managers, this book explains financial accounting using a practical approach. It covers recording transactions with VAT, accounting controls like bank reconciliation, and final accounts for enterprises like sole traders, partnerships & companies.
Master of Marketing Measurement
Discover five decades of insights from Margaret Henderson Blair, a pioneer in advertising. This collection explores the critical roles of the message, the necessity of reliable measurement, and the centrality of persuasion, all backed by careful research.
Reporting Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The use of Alternative Performance Measures (APMs), or “Non-GAAP” earnings, has triggered a strong debate. Are they useful information for predicting future cash-flows, or an opportunistic tool that reduces reliability? This book provides insights on the economics of APMs.
In a world of global disruption, selecting the right suppliers is pivotal for business resilience. This guide offers strategic insights and cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain to help leaders build agile and sustainable supply chains.
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
This forward-looking book explores emerging trends shaping the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and management. Go beyond traditional approaches with actionable insights from real-world case studies, anticipate changes, and stay ahead of the curve.
This book analyzes the challenges in establishing new institutions of art and culture and provides recommendations for young managers. It is a study guide for managers’ training and self-education in the creative fields.
This comprehensive, core text covers all areas of marketing. It is written in a straightforward style, and is intended for diploma and degree level students who are studying the subject for the first time.