Agile Practice Guide has been developed as a resource to understand, evaluate, and use agile and hybrid agile approaches. This practice guide provides guidance on when, where, and how to apply agile approaches and provides practical tools for practitioners and organizations wanting to increase agility. This practice guide is aligned with other PMI standards, including A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) sixth edition, and was devel-oped as the result of collabora...

Discover the Japanese secret to a long and happy life with the internationally bestselling guide to ikigai - 'a refreshingly simple recipe for happiness' (Stylist Magazine)The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason to jump out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life.Inspiring and comforting, this book will give you the life-chang...

With the majority of commercial transaction now happening online, companies of all shapes and sizes face an unprecedented level of competition to win over and retain new business. In this second edition of Webs of Influence, Nathalie Nahai brings together the latest insights from the world of psychology, neuroscience and behavioural economics to explain the underlying dynamics and motivations behind consumer behaviour. This book will show you how to apply specific principles to improve your m...

A detailed and critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship, helping students to understand the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture. Split into two parts, the book provides an even balance between theory and practice. Part 1 covers the practical activities involved in new entrepreneurial ventures, and Part 2 uses the latest research to explore entrepreneurship from different perspectives.

The second edition features ...

'Een prikkelend, diepzinnig boek.' Financial Times

'Aforismen die ons ... aansporen bepaalde denkluikjes te openen en manieren te vinden om "onzin uit het hoofd te verwijderen".' nrc.nl

De Griekse mythologische figuur Procrustes had een merkwaardig gevoel voor gastvrijheid: zijn gasten moesten precies passen in zijn logeerbed. Hij hakte de benen af van wie te lang was, en wie te klein was, rekte hij uit. Dit geeft Nassim Nicholas Talebs visie weer op hedendaagse overmoed: mensen ondergeschikt...

Veel mensen zijn van tijd tot tijd bezig met het onderwerp ´kwaliteiten´, bijvoorbeeld door middel van vragen als: Welke bezigheden passen het beste bij mij? Hoe kan ik omgaan met eigenschappen van mezelf, die ik vervelend vind? Waar blink ik echt in uit? Welke zijn mijn verborgen talenten? Door kwaliteiten als invalshoek te nemen is het mogelijk een antwoord te vinden op deze vragen. Onze kwaliteiten vormen een belangrijke drijfveer van waaruit wij de dingen doen die we doen.

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How can a company that has never turned a profit have a multibillion dollar valuation? Why do some start-ups attract large investments while others do not? Aswath Damodaran, finance professor and experienced investor, argues that the power of story drives corporate value, adding substance to numbers and persuading even cautious investors to take risks. In business, there are the storytellers who spin compelling narratives and the number-crunchers who construct meaningful models and accounts. ...

Folland, Goodman, and Stano's bestselling The Economics of Health and Health Care text offers the market-leading overview of all aspects of Health Economics, teaching through core economic themes, rather than concepts unique to the health care economy. The Eighth Edition of this key textbook has been revised and updated throughout, and reflects changes since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In addition to its revised treatment of health insurance, the text also introduces ...

An introductory overview of the fundamentals in managing events, preparing students for a future career in events management and hospitality.

De huidige markteconomie negeert de ecologische grenzen van onze planeet, splijt samenlevingen en slaagt er niet in basisbehoeften te vervullen. Meer en meer mensen zoeken een andere economie, die sociaal, ecologisch, rechtvaardig en democratisch is.

Ze komen dan vaak uit bij de Oostenrijker Christian Felber. Hij keert de economische wegwijzers radicaal om en reikt met zijn Gemene-Goed-Economie een doordacht alternatief economisch systeem aan, dat op alle essentiële punten in overeenstemmin...