The global phenomenon that has sold 3.6 million copies, is published in a record-breaking 44 languages and is a bestseller across five continents--now updated and expanded with new content. In this perennial bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Ren e Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books...

Guiding students through the process of writing both traditional and systematic literature reviews, this book tackles an area that is an integral part of doing research, yet is often overlooked by other methods texts.

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...

Emotionele intelligentie heeft direct economisch nut: zonder gevoel geen passie, zonder passie geen actie, zonder empathie geen invloed, zonder sympathie geen samenwerking. Alles wat mensen belangrijk vinden, heeft een emotionele lading.Manfred Kets de Vries verkent de rol van emotie in persoonlijkheid, leiderschap, besluitvorming en groepsdynamica. Hij biedt inzicht in menselijk gedrag in organisaties en laat zien hoe dat ten goede kan worden veranderd.

Hedendaagse leiders staan voor de uitdaging om hun mensen aan te sturen met ziel en zakelijkheid. Dat betekent dat ze richting moeten geven, maar ook inspelen op verwachtingen van markt en maatschappij. Soms zijn dit tegenstrijdige eisen. Het risico bestaat dat het een wordt opgeofferd aan het andere. Of dat leiders proberen om alles tegelijk te zijn. Leidinggeven met ziel en zakelijkheid houdt in dat je als leider paradoxale eisen, zaken die met elkaar op gespannen voet staan, leert hanteren...

Wat verklaart het fenomenaal ontwikkelingssucces van Singapore? En kan dit recept voor robuuste groei van een economie model staan om ook in Vlaanderen en België hogere welvaart en beter welzijn in de komende decennia duurzaam te bevorderen?

In dit boek gaat Rik Ghesquiere na hoe Singapore erin geslaagd is in recordtijd zijn levensstandaard op te tillen van onderontwikkeld tot bij de hoogste ter wereld. Vervolgens stelt hij de vraag of de bevindingen van deze merkwaardige prestatie overdraa...

Government Accounting Made Easy provides a simplified background and discussion of a broad range of governmental accounting topics. The book guides the reader in understanding how these individual topics come together to form a whole, under the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 (GASB 34) financial reporting model.

Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening inequalities, destabilizing technologies, environmental destruction and climate change.

Confusion reigns. For many, in our era of anaemic economic progress, the worry is slowing growth - in the UK, Europe, China and elsewhere. O...

This new edition continues to include considerable coverage of accounting standards oriented to 2018 IASB standards as well as major U.S. accounting standards. While the text discussion concentrates on relating standards to the theoretical framework of the book, the coverage provides students with exposure to the contents of the standards themselves. Despite its theoretical orientation, Financial Accounting Theory, 8/e does not ignore the institutional structure of financial accounting and s...

In this mind-blowing follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful, the king of infographics David McCandless uses spectacular visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.

We are living in the Information Age, in which we are constantly bombarded with data – on television, in print and online. How can we relate to this mind-numbing overload? Enter David McCandless and his amazing infographics: simple, elegant ways to understand information too complex or ab...