In response to the growing importance of patient-centred care, the need to empower patients and to democratize specialized knowledge in healthcare, this book puts patients centre stage and provides concepts, methods and learning materials to enhance effective communication with patients and relatives in healthcare settings.

The book provides deep insight into the processes of digital transformation of banking according to economic, institutional, and social dimensions. The principal audience of the book will be scholars in the fields of banking and finance, but also other related disciplines in the social sciences.

There has not been any comprehensive framework that addresses sustainability in organizations and so this book develops a new ethics of sustainability for management and organizations.

In this book, authors Kant Patel and Mark Rushefsky analyze how political polarization at the state level has impacted state health policymaking, policy outputs, and policy outcomes and led red and blue states to create vastly different healthcare and health policies.

Quantum computing is at the forefront of technological innovation. This book explains its principles, practical applications, and future implications in a clear and accessible manner. It takes readers on a journey from the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics to practical applications.

Drawing on an international pool of scholars, this cutting-edge Handbook surveys the micro, macro and institutional aspects of the economics of ageing. It addresses a broad range of themes, including health economics, labour economics, pensions and social security, generational accounting, wealth inequality and regional perspectives.

The unique focus on the future of research methods in management, the emergence of topics in contemporary management and sustainability research and practices, such as sustainability and circular economy, will set this volume apart.

Examines approaches to sustainability under the ongoing development of energy sustainability and the green finance initiatives. Unveils global heterogenous efforts in achieving ESG performance in light of climate change, global sustainability, and concerns over corporate “greenwashing”.

In a turbulent environment, companies face disruptive events and must build organisational resilience in order to thrive. This unique book offers new, cutting-edge research on how trust can build and develop resilience.

This is a book about payments, and how they are evolving, from centralised to decentralised, and the new opportunities that they present. It provides practical applications, offers insights into the key disciplines, and equips anyone in the payments industry with an understanding of the key issues and opportunities.