This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Examines approaches to sustainability under the ongoing development of energy sustainability and the green finance initiatives. Unveils global heterogenous efforts in achieving ESG performance in light of climate change, global sustainability, and concerns over corporate “greenwashing”.

Presented in the concise, modular, graphical form made popular in previous editions, Effectual Entrepreneurship is perfect both for those seeking to become entrepreneurs, and those already in the thick of things!

In a turbulent environment, companies face disruptive events and must build organisational resilience in order to thrive. This unique book offers new, cutting-edge research on how trust can build and develop resilience.

This is a book about payments, and how they are evolving, from centralised to decentralised, and the new opportunities that they present. It provides practical applications, offers insights into the key disciplines, and equips anyone in the payments industry with an understanding of the key issues and opportunities.

Quantum computing, particularly in conjunction with a high level of interconnectivity facilitated by quantum connectivity can facilitate a host of new, previously unattainable applications. This book is a very basic introduction for practitioners to emerging Quantum Communications foundations and applications.

Introducing Existential Health unfolds this evolving concept and places it in the context of common understandings of health. It presents existential health as a vital dimension in understanding human well-being, complementing the traditional biopsychosocial model.

Whether a patient, health consumer, physician, nurse, health executive, or elected official, somewhere deep in our brains is this simple truth: the American health system isn’t working, and it will only get worse if we don’t do something about it.

This much-loved textbook responds to the ever-growing importance of leadership to a healthcare professional's role. It introduces all of the key theories and topics, applying them to the healthcare context through cases and examples.

A core, comprehensive textbook for the Award and/or Certificate in Education and Training.