Many new challenges including competitiveness are emerging for sustainable business during this era of disruption. This book analyses these challenges to sustainable development and growth and addresses the impact of corporate social responsibility on the competitiveness of organisations.

The book identifies drivers of transformation of auditing, including regulation, digitalisation, sustainability, and individual auditor characteristics, and discusses how the drivers affect auditing.

The purpose of this book is to analyse the effectiveness of digital technologies as well as the fundamental factors that contribute to technological progress in the long run. It also examines structural and qualitative shifts in economies and societies.

The book presents a multi-dimensional analysis of shareholders’ impact on company value creation. The authors chose the IT sector as the area of study as it is one in which modern technologies are essential.

This book exposes two inspiring research categories: digitization and trust. This volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of management of technology and innovation, organizational studies, and leadership.

The second edition of this Shingo Prize winning book builds and expands on the first edition. The core of the book remains the same, however, the results have been updated and made more current given access to better data and enhanced use of the electronic health record.

East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political and socio-cultural processes. Fully updated and revised throughout, this new edition explores the various ways in which East Asian regionalism continues to deepen. The second edition has been expanded to incorporate coverage of significant issues that have emerged in recent years including: Growing tensions in t...

The individual consumer now wields more power than ever before, with increased exposure to global cultures and media. This means that customer perception is now critically important and as such must occupy the heart of any brand. This provides a wealth of opportunities to work with and adapt to customers' motivations, but at the same time presents a series of challenges around retaining their attention and fostering positive relationships with them.

The secret of a brand's success often lies ...