Sie verhexte Kaiser und Könige, trieb reiche Kaufleute in den Ruin und vereinte ehrbare Bürger, Händler und Halunken in gemeinsamer Obsession: die Tulpe, eine gärtnerische Novität aus dem Orient, die vor allem in den Niederlanden großen Anklang fand. Hier entspann sich bald ein intensiver Tulpenhandel und die Blume wurde zum Anlage- und Prestigeobjekt Nummer eins. Doch als 1637 plötzlich die Preise in den Keller fielen, folgte ein wirtschaftliches Desaster von ungeahntem Ausmaß, das z...

For many students writing an academic text can be challenging. However, with diligent practice, academic writing is a skill you can learn. The online writing course Academic Writing Skills for Economics and Business Administration offers students specific practice as to various ‘micro’ writing skills, including the structure of an academic text, the theoretical framework, data and methodology, results, as well as citing, paraphrasing and quoting, argumentation, cohesion and sentence struc...

De bestseller van podcaster en Dragon’s Den-jurylid Steven Bartlett over de principes van succes, zowel zakelijk als privé.

Steven Bartlett is een van de opvallendste ondernemers ter wereld en de host van de succesvolle podcast The Diary of a CEO. In dit gelijknamige boek presenteert hij zijn 33 fundamentele wetten op het gebied van zakendoen en het leven.

Geïnspireerd door zijn eigen succes én falen als ondernemer en door de gesprekken die hij in...

In dit boekje vind je zes interviews met ondernemers die laten zien dat je als ondernemer niet gedwongen bent je op eigenbelang te richten. En dat de grootste voldoening van het ondernemen ligt in het werken aan iets waaraan anderen behoefte hebben en waaraan je je vaardigheden oefent en ontwikkelt. Hun ondernemingen zijn zó georganiseerd dat ze 'van zichzelf' zijn. Ze kunnen niet (meer) verkocht worden en daarin ligt de sleutel voor toekomstgericht ondernemen.

Interviews met:

Hans van den B...

Failures in business, politics and other aspects of experience are found to be due to an absence of 'skin in the game', referring to the presence of something to lose in the issue at a personal level, in this assertive corrective to uncertain times from the author of "Antifragile".

Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows how generative AI is reshaping the world of finance, explaining what smart investors can do to protect their assets.

AI-powered programmes like ChatGPT have become valuable tools in the financial market, and proven to be incredibly beneficial to investors looking to identify investment opportunities and risks that might be overlooked by humans. Yet there is a darker side to these products, which we...

The Illusion of Choice identifies the 161/2 most important psychological biases that everyone in business needs to be aware of today - and shows how any business can take advantage of these to win customers, retain customers and sell more.

A sweeping cultural and economic history of porcelain, from the eighteenth century to the present

Strategy is about shaping the future. Thinking strategically is what separates good managers and great leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it.

From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning (and losing) with real world strategies. Strategy ...

In 1968, an engineering student broke high jump records around the world, not by being stronger or more agile than everyone else, but by fundamentally changing the way he leapt over the bar. In 1987, a newly-formed advertising agency supercharged the marketing of a young brand called Nike by introducing a fresh tagline: "Just Do It." Both pioneers had unwittingly discovered something critical about problem-solving that eluded their less creative competitors. It's not just about how you climb ...