The one primer you need to develop your entrepreneurial skills. Whether you're imagining your new business to be the next big thing in Silicon Valley, a pivotal B2B provider, or an anchor in your local community, the HBR Entrepreneur's Handbook is your essential resource for getting your company off the ground. Starting an independent new business is rife with both opportunity and risk.

And as an entrepreneur, you're the one in charge: your actions can make or break your business. You need to...

For too long, business has focused on short-term cost advantages through low-cost country sourcing with little regard for the longer-term implications of global sustainability. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Second Edition, not only fully addresses the environmental, social and economic challenges of how companies manage purchasing and supply chains, but also delves deeper into emerging areas such as modern slavery, digital technologies and circular supply chains. In addition to expl...

A radical shift in perspective to transform your organization to become more innovative The Design Thinking Playbook is an actionable guide to the future of business. By stepping back and questioning the current mindset, the faults of the status quo stand out in stark relief--and this guide gives you the tools and frameworks you need to kick off a digital transformation. Design Thinking is about approaching things differently with a strong user orientation and fast iterations with multidiscip...

From choosing the topic to presenting the results, the fourth edition offers a practical step-by-step guide for business students on how to conduct a successful research project.

Tegenspraak en macht gaan samen op. Geen macht zonder tegenspraak. En geen tegenspraak zonder macht. Dat is althans de theorie. De praktijk is lastiger. In het Engels: 'How to speak truth to power?'

Ambtenaren hebben de plicht een minister tegen te spreken als zij vinden dat een minister richting afgrond gaat. Maar tegenspraak komt niet altijd gelegen. En daarbij komt dat degene die je tegenspreekt als ambtenaar, ook de persoon is onder wiens gezag je opereert.

Zowel over het belang van tegen...

Hoe ontstaat welvaart en hoe wordt die verdeeld? Aan de hand van deze twee vragen beschreef Karl Marx in Das Kapital de opkomst en de gevolgen van het kapitalisme. 150 jaar later stellen Viktor Mayer-Schönberger (Oxford Internet Institute) en Thomas Ramge (The Economist) dezelfde vragen en komen tot een radicaal nieuw inzicht: onze op geld gebaseerde economie verandert in sneltreinvaart in een economie die gebaseerd is op data.

Dit boek is een mijlpaal in de economische literatuur: het laat ...

- International edition of the popular Dutch textbook for Financial Management;

- contains new sources of finance, such as business angel, crowdfunding and credit unions;

- comes with lots of rich online materials for both students and teachers.

This is the additional exercise book of Basics of Financial Management.

Financial Management is the international edition of Basisboek Bedrijfseconomie. A perfect introductory textbook for first year students. Part 1 introduces students to the main e...

TRANSPORTATION: A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE, 9E equips you with a solid understanding of what is arguably the most critical and complex component of global supply chains. You learn the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and society as you study the complex environment of transportation service. The authors provide an overview of the operating and service characteristics, cost structure, and challenges providers of transportation face. This edition highlights critica...

The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date examination of the role and significance of this field.

Winner of the PCA/ACA Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection, Fashion Media includes chapters written by international scholars covering topics from historic magazine cultures and ...