De morele verwachtingen ten aanzien van het bedrijfsleven nemen toe. Bedrijven worden geacht duurzamer, inclusiever en meer integer te werken. Maar wat houdt dat precies in?

Deze bundel met bijdragen van wetenschappers en professionals biedt perspectieven op bedrijfsethiek. De eerste hoofdstukken gaan over een stappenplan om morele vraagstukken, bijvoorbeeld omtrent veiligheid op het werk, verantwoord leiderschap en privacy aan de orde te stellen. De andere hoofdstukken gaan over politiek, re...

Het ABC van ESG voor vastgoedprofessionals Duurzaamheid, ESG en impact zijn vandaag de dag veel gebruikte termen, ook in de vastgoedmarkt. Dit boekje geeft tekst en uitleg over waar die begrippen vandaan komen en wat Environment, Social & Governance nou echt inhoudt. Daarbij is een belangrijke rol weggelegd voor de EU Taxonomy; die bepaalt wanneer economische activiteiten duurzaam zijn, waaronder bouw- en vastgoedactiviteiten. Zo mogen vastgoedbeleggershun producten voortaan niet zomaar groen...

Er komen grote veranderingen aan in de financiële functie. Binnen tien jaar zal de wereld van financiële professionals er totaal anders uitzien!

De afgelopen jaren zijn turbulent geweest. Veel sectoren zijn flink veranderd dankzij nieuwkomers op de markt, nieuwe technische mogelijkheden en toenemende krapte op de arbeidsmarkt. Wat organisaties dringend nodig hebben, is zicht krijgen op toekomstige ontwikkelingen om snel te kunnen anticiperen. Daarbij kunnen ze de ondersteuning van de financ...

Ship management has constantly had to evolve to take into account the advancements in technology as well as the demands of the shipping industry. Having internet access and email on board ship has meant that the ship manager has to possess certain sets of skills to function effectively in the post, including computer literacy. The emergence of large multi-national ship management companies has also changed how business is conducted and this is turn means that the ship manager and tiers of man...

Organizations act, but what determines how and when they will act? There is precedent for believing that the organization is but an extension of one or a few people, but this is a deceptively simplified approach and, in reality, makes any generalization in organizational theory enormously difficult

Solving complex problems and selling their solutions is critical for personal and organizational success. For most of us, however, it doesn't come naturally and we haven't been taught how to do it well. Research shows a host of pitfalls trips us up when we try: We're quick to believe we understand a situation and jump to a flawed solution.

We seek to confirm our hypotheses and ignore conflicting evidence. We view challenges incompletely through the frameworks we know instead of with a fresh p...

“This is perhaps the best book on negotiating ever written. Roger’s powerful, practical principles will save or make you a fortune in the months and years ahead.” —Brian Tracy, author, Eat That Frog! and Million Dollar Habits

“This is the one negotiating book that really opened my eyes and gave me practical tools I could use immediately.” —Timothy Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Work Week

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Coverage offers unrivalled coverage, where no other book offers such breath of topics covered placing events within the wider business/management discourse. It therefore offers an excellent, complete and full general introductory Events Management textbook that can be used throughout the degree, known to students as the events management bible. Thoroughly revised and updated with one new chapter on events and social sciences and new content on: technology (esports, virtual events, Ai, VR, AR,...

This book is for people who work in the tech industry-computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in business, marketing or management roles. It is also for people who are involved in the procurement and deployment of advanced applications, algorithms, and AI systems, and in policy making. Together, they create the digital products, services, and systems that shape our societies and daily lives.

The book's aim is to empower people to take responsibil...

Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development.