This Handbook was the first APM Body of Knowledge Approved title for the Association for Project Management. Over the course of five editions, Gower Handbook of Project Management has become the definitive desk reference for project management practitioners. The Handbook gives an introduction to, and overview of, the essential knowledge required for managing projects.

The team of expert contributors, selected to introduce the reader to the knowledge and skills required to manage projects, inc...

This new student textbook using a wide range of learning features covers essential skills such as creative and critical thinking, communication and cooperation as well as data-driven decision-making for businesses and societies at large, as they encounter problems, identify opportunities and seek solutions during complex and turbulent times.

This second edition handbook provides a retrospective and prospective overview of the state of knowledge on leadership as a multidisciplinary field, and utilises an innovative structure to create synergies between different leadership schools.

In The Cult of LEGO, Wired's GeekDad blogger John Baichtal and BrickJournal founder Joe Meno take you on a magnificent, illustrated tour of the LEGO® community, its people, and their creations.

The Cult of LEGO introduces us to fans and builders from all walks of life. People like professional LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya; enigmatic Dutch painter Ego Leonard (who maintains that he is, in fact, a LEGO minifig); Angus MacLane, a Pixar animator who builds CubeDudes, instantly recognizable...

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money-the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance an...

A savvy and practical guide to help you stand out at work and in your career.

The popular vacation island and its heroes: a book about hotels, companies and people whose greatest concern is preserving the beautiful nature of Mallorca. Text in English, German and Spanish.

Vanaf 2005 dienen alle op een Europese effectenbeurs genoteerde ondernemingen te rapporteren volgens de fair value methode. De traditionele boekhoudkundige verslaggeving maakt daarmee plaats voor een methode waarbij ook de marktwaarde een rol speelt. Naar verwachting wordt deze rol in de toekomst alleen maar belangrijker.

Daarnaast wordt steeds meer gedacht in termen van (verwachte) kasstromen en risico dan in termen van winst. De combinatie van verwachte kasstromen en risico vertaalt zich in...

Hoe KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Youngen PricewaterhouseCoopers fraudes ‘niet zagen’ en$ 100 miljard ‘misten’, met fatale gevolgen.De financiële crisis sinds eind 2007 heeft geen einde kunnen maken aan dit macabere spel: het plunderen onder regie van accountants gaat door tot op de dag van vandaag.In dit boek staan 13 casestudies van boekhoudfraude in binnen- en buitenland, met het accent op de rol van de externe accountant. Waar de ‘big four’ in hun campagnes en op hun websites spreken van...