We need strategy. The world is changing, the future uncertain. What is required is vision: What might the future bring? Where is our business going? What are our fundamental business values? This book is a manual for all those who want to apply strategy in organisations.

The Seamanship Examiner is a complete study and revision guide, based on the international Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping, for cadet and serving crew in the merchant marine sector. It is the ideal study package for anyone preparing for the oral assessment taken by every marine professional to acquire a Deck Certificate of Competency at various levels of seniority up through Master. With hundreds of tutorial questions and answers, plus interactive multiple choice examin...

Understanding the global hotel business is not possible without paying specific attention to hotel chain management and dynamics. Chains are big business, approximately 80 percent of hotels currently being constructed around the world are chain affiliated and, in 2014, the five largest brands held over a one million rooms. The high economic importance of the hotel chains and their global presence justifies the academic research in the field however, despite this, there is no uniform coverage ...

What is prejudice in the 21st Century and how can education help to reduce it?This original text discusses prejudice in detail, offering a clear analysis of research and theory on prejudice and prejudice reduction, drawn from findings in social psychology, critical thinking and education. Presenting the underlying principle that prejudice can be reduced through the development of four core attributes – empathy, understanding, cognitive flexibility and metacognitive thought – the...

Hoe verhelder je tijd voor mensen met autisme?

Tijd is onontbeerlijk in het menselijk bestaan. Het helpt ons om na te denken over het verleden, geeft ons grip op wat er om ons heen gebeurt en wat er komen gaat. Mensen met autisme hebben het echter extra moeilijk om samenhang in de tijd te ontwaren.

Autisme en tijdsbesef richt zich tot iedereen die verduidelijking en voorspelbaarheid wil bieden aan mensen met autisme.

Aan de hand van een tienstappenplan legt auteur Steven Degrieck uit waarom...

Met het boek De kern van ondernemen bereidt de student zich voor op een eigen bedrijf. Stap voor stap werkt hij aan zijn ondernemerschap.

In the early years of the People's Republic, the Communist Party sought to transform gender relations. Yet those gains have been steadily eroded in China's post-socialist era. Contrary to the image presented by China's media, women in China have experienced a dramatic rollback of rights and gains relative to men.

In Leftover Women, Leta Hong Fincher exposes shocking levels of structural discrimination against women, and the broader damage this has caused to China's economy, politics, and deve...