Het kapitaal rukt op in de zorg, het onderwijs, de volkshuisvesting. Huisartspraktijken, kinderopvangcentra, educatieve uitgeverijen, ouderenzorg: ze worden massaal opgekocht door private equity en andere grote kapitaalkrachtige partijen. Hetzelfde geldt voor tandartspraktijken, dierenklinieken en arbodiensten. Als gebruiker heb je er vaak geen weet van, want ze behouden hun oude naam, maar ondertussen telt voor de eigenaren maar één ding: rendement. Hoe heeft het zo ver kunnen komen? En vo...

'The most important start-up book of the last ten years' - Steve Blank, co-creator of the Lean Startup movement

Based on extensive research and real-world examples, Pattern Breakers upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve breakthrough success, and provides a playbook for anyone launching a startup or creating a new product.

Pattern Breakers had its roots in the time when Mike Maples, a seasoned venture capitalist, was stumped, unable to get a grip on why some businesses he funded ― X (f...

Drawing from a wider range of disciplines than is often the case in media management research, this fully revised third edition of the classic textbook on strategy in the media offers a compelling introduction to theories of strategy and management. Â

There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change.

Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.

The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the c...

Master your relationship with money and unleash the power of alternative investments with this practical guide to smart money strategies from Tony Robbins, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Money: Master the Game, and renowned investor Christopher Zook.

This cutting-edge and engaging student textbook, now in a second edition, provides essential coverage of marketing principles for Tourism, Hospitality and Events, with a strong focus on the increasing global and digital aspects of these industries.

‘Riveting and explosive. This is the business story of our time.’

Christopher Leonard, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kochland and The Lords of Easy Money

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From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, its pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary, and the growing efforts to stop it.

For over twenty years, Amazon was the quintessential American success story, whi...

Good governance is essential to the success of start-ups and scale-ups. In this book, Luc Sterckx, an expert in internal governance and general management, provides firsthand advice on how early-stage companies can be governed in an efficient and workable manner, regardless of their limited financial resources. The book combines legal and regulatory information with practical advice on implementation, including guidance on how to set priorities. As a company transitions from a startup to a sc...