'Indispensable and subversive' - Simon Caulkin, The Observer 'A highly entertaining polemic.... This slim volume more than lives up to its title' - Stefan Stern, Financial TimesConceived by Chris Grey and written to get you thinking, the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series offers informal, conversational and critical overviews of popular areas of study. Updated throughout with examples from the biggest global news events, including the Trump presidency, cost-cutting a...

In “Pleidooi voor het kapitalisme” breekt Ton Appels een lans voor dit systeem dat tegenwoordig wederom door velen vaak fel wordt bekritiseerd. De ongeëvenaarde economische groei en welvaart die het kapitalisme in de geschiedenis heeft gebracht wordt met talrijke praktijkvoorbeelden aangetoond, waarna dit succes theoretisch, op basis van de inzichten van een aantal van de grootste economen vanaf Adam Smith, wordt verklaard. Het kapitalisme is tevens nauw verbonden met vrijheid, maakt bel...

To move towards a more sustainable society, we need alternative products, practices and systems. As a temporary mini society, festivals are a perfect playground to experiment with these alternatives. They offer a real-life context with similarities to the real world where people can experiment with sustainable innovations in a rather safe, fun and laid-back atmosphere.

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Human Resource Management, 11th Edition, by Torrington, Hall, Taylor and Atkinson is praised for its comprehensive scope of topics, coverage of important HRM issues and succinctness. It is a great introduction to human resources for students pursuing undergraduate business and management courses, as well as those on CIPD accredited courses. Human resource management helps those aspiring to or working in HR or management roles.

The eleventh edition has been thoroughly updated with the economic...

This title is a Pearson Global Edition. The Editorial team at Pearson has workedclosely with educators around the world to include content which is especiallyrelevant to students outside the United States. DIGITAL UPDATE available for Spring 2021 classes For courses in entrepreneurship. Learn about the entrepreneurial process through real-worldexamples

Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures exploresthe allure of entrepreneurship, teaching students how to successfully l...

For courses in financial and managerial accounting. Horngren's Financial and Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters presents the core content of principles of accounting courses in a fresh format designed to help today's learners succeed. As teachers first, the author team knows the importance of delivering a student experience free of obstacles.

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Explore how organizations can go from linear to circular business models with this experiential blend of relevant theory and practice.

Sport marketing is more accessible than ever, with sport business professionals, companies, the media, athletes, teams, coaches, and fans connecting in new ways and with new experiences. Sport Marketing, Fifth Edition With HKPropel Access, presents a modernized, current-day approach to the dynamic industry of sport marketing. A full-color presentation brings this vibrant field to life with comprehensive coverage-balanced between theoretical and practical-to provide an understanding of the fou...

So how do you handle everything life throws your way when you'd really prefer to tell everyone to get stuffed?Thomas Erikson will help you turn adversity into success with the help of the behavioural model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots.

Reinvigorate your innovation approach with business ecosystems

In a business ecosystem, different companies collaborate along and across previously sacrosanct industry barriers, encouraging innovation and the development of groundbreaking new products and services.

Design Thinking for Business Growth delivers an eye-opening, fresh approach to designing and scaling business models and ecosystems. In this book, Michael Lewrick delivers a comprehensive procedural model for the design, developmen...