Paars management is een mix van blauw en rood management: blauw management vertrekt vanuit de bedrijfsmissie, rood management plaatst mensen en hun talenten centraal. Enkel door kruisbestuiving van beide systemen kunnen bedrijven zich van een toekomst verzekeren. En die toekomst komt met rasse schreden dichterbij: de uitstroom van de babyboomgeneratie is reeds ingezet, terwijl het aanbod van nieuwe kandidaten voor alle denkbare jobs slinkt. Hoe ga je hier als manager mee om?De toekomst is aan...

Dit boek behandelt hoe familie- en andere MKB-bedrijven met Governance dienen om te gaan. Het doel van Governance is om een optimaal en transparant stelsel van ‘checks and balances’ te waarborgen voor ondernemingen. Governance betreft diverse issues zoals integriteit, toezicht, verantwoordelijkheden, zeggenschap, cultuur en bestuur teneinde het bedrijf deugdelijk te laten functioneren.Tot dusverre is het onderwerp Corporate Governance – zoals het eerste woord al zegt – voorbehouden a...

How Genes Influence Behavior takes a personal and lively approach to the study of behavioral genetics, providing an up-to-date and accessible introduction to a variety of approaches and their application to a wide range of disorders, and modeling a critical approach to both methods and results. This second edition includes additional biology content to help students understand the biological foundations of the field, while maintaining an appropriate focus on the main issues of relevance to ps...

Clear, concise, and written by experts currently lecturing in the field, Organizational Behaviour focuses exclusively on what you need to know for success in your business course and today’s global economy. The text brings together a vast range of ideas, models, and concepts on organizational behaviour from an array of fields, such as psychology, sociology, history, economics, and politics. This information is presented in bite-sized, digestible pieces to create an accessible and engag...

Brand Positioning is an English translation of an exceptionally well-renowned Dutch textbook, which provides a practical approach to analysing, defining and developing a brand's positioning strategy. Divided into three key parts, the book works step-by-step through the creation of an effective marketing strategy, combining an academic approach with the strategic and operational guidelines, tools and techniques required. Unlike other textbooks, it has a unique focus on the relationship between...

This textbook provides an introduction to energy analysis for those students who want to specialise in this challenging field. In comparison to other textbooks, this book provides a balanced treatment of complete energy systems, covering the demand side, the supply side, and the energy markets that connect these. The emphasis is very much on presenting a range of tools and methodologies that will help students find their way in analysing real world problems in energy systems.

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Birds? Modern Insurance Law presents a concise yet analytical explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law. Written in an accessible and straightforward manner the work covers everything from the history of insurance and regulation, through to the various forms of insurance such as life, and liability.

Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalisation of crime, crimes against the environment, terrorism and cybercrime. Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, this is a truly international criminology text that delves i...

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Starten als maintenance engineer kan best een worsteling en zoektocht zijn. Want wat zijn nu precies jouw rollen, taken en verantwoordelijkheden? Welke tools en technieken heb je tot jouw beschikking en hoe maak je een goede start? Dit boek is speciaal geschreven om jou hierbij te helpen, zodat je van onschatbare waarde wordt voor jouw organisatie, en bevat vele praktische tips en inzich...

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series (R) has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Anesthesia Secrets, 6th Edition offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in the practice of anesthesiology. This bestselling resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, an...