Focusing on the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Hungary, countries that represent key variations in European public administration, this textbook explores how the cultural, organizational, personnel and financial dimensions of public administration compare. The guiding questions are whether, to what extent and why the politico-administrative systems and their reforms show convergence or divergence from Europeanization. Key features of the second edition: Country profiles, comparative r...

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The third edition of this core textbook, edited and contributed to by recognised international authorities on the subject, outlines the critical contextual and theoretical issues of business and management in Asia and offers a fresh, topical analysis of management in the major Asian nations. Featuring an accessible two-part structure and updated with the latest research, the book will enable students to assess Asian management systems and the strategies adopted by corporations and governments...

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 textbook covers the entire Business Process Management (BPM) lifecycle, from process identification to process monitoring, covering along the way process modelling, analysis, redesign and automation. Concepts, methods and tools from business management, computer science and industrial engineering are blended into one comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach. The presentation is illustrated using the BPMN industry standard defined by the Object Management Group and widely endorsed by...

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Designed for advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate courses in semiconductor or microelectronic fabrication, Fabrication Engineering at the Micro- and Nanoscale, Fourth Edition, covers the entire basic unit processes used to fabricate integrated circuits and other devices.

- Heldere inleiding in duurzame bedrijfsvoering;

- behandelt bedrijfseconomische modellen die speciaal gericht zijn op duurzaamheid;

- geeft een compleet overzicht van verschillende modellen en soorten rapportages.

In Duurzame bedrijfsvoering staat het duurzame beleid van organisaties centraal. Het boek gaat in op hoe organisaties continuïteit behouden door evenwicht te vinden tussen economische, ecologische en sociale prestaties. Soms moet de bedrijfsvoering van een organisatie worden herzi...

Wat kan hersenonderzoek voor opvoeding en onderwijs betekenen? Wat zijn de geheimen van ons brein en hoe kunnen we die gebruiken in onze lessen? Je vindt het antwoord snel in Breinkennis voor opvoeding en onderwijs. Het eerste en enige leerboek dat je meer vertelt over hersenonderzoek en de relatie met het onderwijs. Daar kun jij je voordeel mee doen voor de klas!

Breinkennis voor opvoeding en onderwijs bespreekt de bouw, werking en ontwikkeling van de menselijke hersenen. Het boek laat je zi...