This book is especially intended for business students who are new to the study of law and law students who want to be introduced to the business dimension of their profession. Business and legal theories are combined into a concise practical overview of the relationship between law and business with a focus on corporate strategy development and its implementation.

The regulatory environment is examined and presented from two perspectives; a legal and a business perspective. For the analysis ...

Anyone who wants to understand the dicisions businesses take and how these affect their shareholders needs to study (some level of) corporate finance. But most textbooks are too technical and too specialist for most people's needs.

This book is written for undergraduate students, especially in non-financial business related disciplines. Studying it will offer you a solid grasp of the key concepts of corporate finance without having to deal with all the intricacies discussed in the standard te...

The premise that underlies this volume is that there are strong interconnections between wonder, education, and human flourishing. And more specifically, that wonder can make a significant difference to how well one's education progresses and how well one's life goes. The contributors to this volume - both senior, well-known and beginning researchers and students of wonder - variously explore aspects of these connections from philosofphical, empirical, theoretical and practical perspectives. ...

In this guide, all aspects of ombuds work in higher education are discussed clearly and thoroughly, from the implementation and context of the ombuds function, the everyday practice of an ombudsman (m/f/x) to international differences in terms of the ombudsman’s mandate and powers.

How can ombudsmen carry out their work correctly and effectively? What kinds of complaints do they investigate? How do they deal with complainants and respondents? Should complaints of students and employees be h...