The recent financial crisis has awakened a renewed sensibility to ethics in business and management, and an increasing interest in a better understanding of...

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From YouTube to Facebook to the iPhone, today’s media landscape offers more tools and platforms for the savvy marketer than ever before. And with this rapidly...

The Idea Writers guides both new and experienced copywriters through the process of creating compelling brand content and experiences that sell.

Innovation is a priority for many organizations who want to grow and develop in the post-recession economies. Companies need a systematic framework so...

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The approach to project management is too often formulaic, describing what should be done and how to do it, but not adequately describing why those actions are...

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Manias, Panics and Crashes, Sixth Edition is a vivid and entertaining account of the way that mismanagement of money and credit has led to financial explosions...

The study of natural resource extraction in resource-rich countries often shows that plunder, rather than prosperity, has become the norm. Management of...

"...The study of natural resource extraction in resource-rich countries often shows that plunder, rather than prosperity, has become the norm. Management of.... The study of natural resource extraction in resource-rich countries often shows that plunder, rather than prosperity, has become the norm. Management of natural resources differs widely in every state; a close examination of the decision making chains in various states highlights the key principles that need to be followed to avoid distorti..."

Military power needs to be financed and economic development is often shaped by military conflict, thus the interaction of the military and economics, power...

Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition, now including a downloadable supplement for courses, exposes what many non-economists may have suspected...

Physical Infrastructure Development addresses the key challenges of balancing economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection in the...

A new approach to leadershp that can generate transformative change

Merchants of Virtue is about a band of people who determined to make their company a good global citizen. Herman Miller has been looking at some of the...

"...Merchants of Virtue is about a band of people who determined to make their company a good global citizen. Herman Miller has been looking at some of the.... Merchants of Virtue is about a band of people who determined to make their company a good global citizen. Herman Miller has been looking at some of the critical questions of our time—for the past 35 years. Is sustainable business sustainable? In an age where sustainability is key to future success, businesses must incorporate new strategies ..."

Math and jargon make essential financial concepts seem intimidating, but that is simply because most books do not have the goal of being accessible to...

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As an asset manager or pension trustee, you should worry less about the stocks and products you pick for your clients and more about getting your fundamental...

This book provides analysis of the current financial/economic crisis from the Director of the Banking Sector at the FSA (Financial Services Authority). This...

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In this groundbreaking book, Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of...

"...In this groundbreaking book, Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of.... In this groundbreaking book, Tuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behavior and investment processes by recognising the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investmen..."

An advertising expert shows agencies everywhere how to develop the perfect pitch to win new business and sell their ideas to clients the first time.

Many social entrepreneurs struggle to take successful, innovative programs that address social problems a local or limited basis and scale them up to expand...

"...Many social entrepreneurs struggle to take successful, innovative programs that address social problems a local or limited basis and scale them up to expand.... Many social entrepreneurs struggle to take successful, innovative programs that address social problems a local or limited basis and scale them up to expand their impact in a more widespread, deeper, and efficient way. The editors address this issue with a comprehensive collection of original papers written by leading scholars that offe..."

Entrepreneurs are the key to any successful new business. But having a good idea is not enough . . . too many good ideas fail at the execution level....