Innovation contributes to corporate competitiveness, economic performance and environmental sustainability. In the Internet era, innovation intelligence is transferred across borders and languages at an unprecedented rate, yet the ability to benefit from it seems to become more divergent among different corporations and countries. How much an organization can benefit from innovation largely depends on how well innovation is managed in it.

Thus, there is a discernible increase in interest in t...

Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capitalism. The good news is that we can seize this crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better. This is a book that redefines its era.

Benjamin Ho reveals the surprising importance of trust to how we understand our day-to-day economic lives. Starting with the earliest societies and proceeding through the evolution of the modern economy, he explores its role across an astonishing range of institutions and practices.

For principles of economics courses. An engaging, practice-oriented approach to understanding core economic principles Foundations of Economics introduces economic principles students can use to navigate the financial decisions of their futures. Each chapter concentrates on 3 to 4 ideas, with each idea reinforced several times throughout the text. This patient approach helps guide learners through unfamiliar terrain and focuses them on key concepts and skills, like reading and interpreting gr...

An engaging, balanced and up to date coverage of international trade.

Available for the first time Macmillan’s new integrated, online learning system Achieve, this new edition of Feenstra and Taylor’s International Macroeconomics provides engaging, balanced coverage and applications of key concepts.

Developed in the classroom by two of the most prominent researchers in the field, it seamlessly blends theory and empirical data with current, real-world global policies, events and evidence. ...

Written in a crisp and approachable style, Games and Information uses simple modeling techniques and straightforward explanations to provide students with an understanding of game theory and information economics. * Written for introductory courses seeking a little rigor.

This title has been adapted for use in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and has been tailored to meet the demands of today's lecturers and students. Jeffrey M. Wooldridge's Introduction to Econometrics shows how econometrics is a useful tool for answering questions in business, policy evaluation and forecasting environments.

Packed with timely, relevant applications, the text incorporates close to 100 intriguing data sets, available in six formats, with appendices and questions available on...

To thrive in today’s rapidly changing, global, dynamic business environment characterized by constant change and disruption, organizations must be able to adapt and innovate to maintain their competitive edge. Organization Design: Creating Strategic & Agile Organizations prepares students to make smart strategic decisions when designing and redesigning organizations. Structured around Galbraith’s Star Model™, the text explores five facets of organization design: strategy, structure, pro...

- Het enige boek dat de DESTEP-factoren systematisch behandelt;

- perfecte balans tussen theorie en praktijk;

- ook geschikt voor niet-economiestudenten.

De analyse van de bedrijfsomgeving is een uniek boek voor alle hbo-opleidingen die studenten opleiden voor functies in het bedrijfsleven of bij de overheid. Uniek, want het is het enige Nederlandstalige boek dat systematisch de DESTEP-factoren behandelt die invloed uitoefenen op een onderneming.

Achtereenvolgens komen de politieke, demografi...

Mensen begrijpen een economische theorie pas goed, als zij kunnen uitleggen hoe deze heeft bijgedragen aan de ontwikkeling van onze economische samenleving. Dat is de kernboodschap van het boek De economische manier van denken. Niet de inhoud van de afzonderlijke economische theorieën staat centraal, maar hun gezamenlijke betekenis voor de economische ontwikkeling van Nederland.

Het boek gaat uit van de stelling dat economische ontwikkelingen vooral het gevolg zijn van schaarste en de voort...