In his long-awaited and provocative book, George Friedman turns his eye on the future-offering a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century. He explains where and why future wars will erupt (and how they will be fought), which nations will gain and lose economic and political power, and how new technologies and cultural trends will alter the way we live in the new century. The Next 100 Years draws on a fascinating exploration ...

Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions.

For marketing courses that focus on creating a marketing plan. A step-by-step guide to creating a customized marketing plan. The Marketing Plan Handbook is the only planning handbook to guide readers, step-by-step, through the complete development of a realistic, customized marketing plan.

Providing for National Security: A Comparative Analysis argues that the provision of national security has changed in the 21st century as a result of a variety of different pressures and threats. In this timely volume experts from both the academic and policy worlds present 13 different country case studies drawn from across the globe-including established and newer states, large and smaller states, those on the rise and those in apparent decline-to identify what these key players consider to...

Om een ononderbroken ontwikkeling bij al de leerlingen mogelijk te maken, zoals artikel 8 van de Wet op het Primair Onderwijs (WPO) voorschrijft, kun je niet jaar na jaar op een standaardmanier lesgeven. Je moet steeds weer je onderwijs afstemmen op de leerlingen. Dit betekent o.a. dat je je eigen beelden en interpretaties van de behoeften en het functioneren van de kinderen in je team ter discussie durft te stellen om zo je eigen blinde vlekken en vooroordelen op te sporen. Geprikkeld worden...

Jonge kinderen staan op een heel eigen wijze in de wereld. Ze zijn nieuwsgierig en vol verwondering. Door te spelen en te onderzoeken, in een actieve interactie met andere kinderen en volwassenen, verwerven ze nieuwe inzichten en vaardigheden en leren ze zichzelf en de wereld om hen heen steeds beter kennen en begrijpen.In dit boek staat de eigenheid van jonge kinderen centraal. Een eigenheid die vooral is te herkennen in de nieuwsgierigheid en verwondering die peuters en kleuters laten zien ...

See - Understand - Discuss - PracticeOperations Management makes it easy to:* identify the relevance of operations in the real-world; * understand the theory underlying the subject; * discuss and think critically about operations; * consolidate learning through practice. Aware that students taking their first module in Operations Management often have little first-hand experience of a working environment, the authors introduce all the core topics to students in a lively and engaging manner, m...

Shows senior executives how to ensure that their companies incorporate the necessary processes, organization, and technology to accomplish strategic goals. This book shows how successful CEOs and directors shape, lead, and oversee their organizations to achieve corporate goals. It outlines the future of corporate governance.

The long-awaited follow-up to the international bestsellers, Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design

Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneurs' Business Model Canvas changed the way the world creates and plans new business models. It has been used by corporations and startups and consultants around the world and is taught in hundreds of universities. After years of researching how the world's best companies develop, test, and scale new business models, the authors have produced their ...

From choosing the topic to presenting the results, the fourth edition offers a practical step-by-step guide for business students on how to conduct a successful research project.