Investments, global warming and crossing the road – risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means, how it is quantified and how decisions are made? In six chapters Ben Ale explains the concepts, methods and procedures for risk analysis and in doing so provides an introductory understanding of risk perception, assessment and management. Aided by over seventy illustrations, the author casts light on the often overlooked basics of this fascinati...

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.

Learn and develop skills involving strategic global marketing decision-making Global Marketing, 8th Edition, by Hollensen continues to be the most up-to-date and comprehensive text of its kind, with cutting-edge case studies and a focus on the impact of new technologies and perspectives on international marketing. For nearly twenty years this title has been the definitive, truly international guide to marketing. During that time, borders have become ever more transient and this book more cent...

Stresses the importance of argumentation in everyday life Critical Thinking and Communication, 7/e, encourages students to develop skills in constructing and refuting arguments in contexts ranging from informal conversations to structured debates. The authors stress the importance of argumentation in everyday life while building student competence and critical awareness. Through exercises and examples, students learn to create arguments and develop, understand, and interpret extended cases.

This third edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms thebasis of their legitimacy.

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Covering both trade and international finance, this innovative text provides a thoroughly up-do-date and comprehensive treatment of each area. Throughout, the theory is illustrated with empirical evidence and an abundance of relevant case studies. It includes an online study guide.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of essential operations management principles with this easy to read introduction to the subject "This textbook provides valuable insight into the essentials of directing, designing, delivering and developing operations. For the times we live in, the addition of 'responsible operations' at the end of each chapter makes the book an essential text for any operations management course." Dr Philip Davies, Associate Professor of Operations Management Henley Busin...

- Gerenommeerde methode met een zeer goede positie in het hoger onderwijs;

- state of the art kennis over digitale communicatie;

- actuele cases en voorbeelden uit de communicatiepraktijk.

De ontwikkelingen op het gebied van marketingcommunicatiestrategie gaan ontzettend snel. Zo is er de afgelopen jaren in Nederland meer geld uitgegeven aan online marketingcommunicatie dan aan communicatie in offline media. We zien bovendien dat marketingcommunicatie steeds vaker is gericht op het creëren v...

- Breed inzetbaar binnen het hbo;

- geeft inzicht in functioneren vanuit procesgerichte benadering;

- uitgebreide online ondersteuning.

Kijk op Bedrijfsprocessen toont de student bedrijfsprocessen in allerlei soorten organisaties. Het boek past in de beginfase van iedere hbo -opleiding en is het enige inleidende boek dat de student inzicht geeft in het functioneren vanuit de procesgerichte benadering.

Deze uitgave biedt een referentiekader van waaruit de studenten de werking van organisaties ...