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  • THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC MARKETING
    BAKER AHMAD ALSERHAN
    The Principles of Islamic Marketing fills a gap in international business literature covering the aspects and values of Islamic business thought. It provides a framework and practical perspectives for understanding and implementing the Islamic marketing code of conduct. It is not a religious book. The Islamic Economic System is a business model adopted by nearly one quarter of ...

    $1,000.00

  • SPIRITUAL CAPITAL
    SAMUEL D. RIMA
    Presenting a thorough, comprehensive theory of spiritual capital based on solid academic research, 'Spiritual Capital' serves to reinforce and amplify the notion of a moral economic core that is beginning to feature in contemporary economic arguments. In this rare major work wholly dedicated to the subject of spiritual capital, Sam Rima explains the desperate need for revolutio...

    $1,040.00

  • HYDRAULIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING: ESTUARINE AND RIVER WATERS
    First published in 1992, this is the second of two volumes on recent advances in the field of hydraulic and environmental modelling, with invited and refereed contributions from an international group of engineers, scientists and planners involved in application, research and development. It covers the estuarine and river waters with parts devoted to: flow processes; flow model...

    $1,360.00

  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    This title was first published in 2000: The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The topics covered in this volume include the purpose of the corporation, the board of directors, the role of shareholders, and more contemporary developments like hedge fund activism, t...

    $1,480.00

  • PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES AS LEGITIMATE GOVERNORS
    BERENIKE PREM
    This book examines the legitimation of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), focusing on the controversy between PMSCs and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). While existing studies disproportionately emphasizes the ability for companies and their clients to dominate and shape perceptions of the industry, this book offers an alternative explanation for the oft-cite...

    $1,240.00

  • CREATING AND MANAGING A CRM PLATFORM FOR YOUR ORGANISATION
    RICHARD BOULTON
    More than ever, organisations are facing a data avalanche from various sources, be they in electronic or hard copy format. How an organisation manages this ever-increasingly important resource – data – can benefit or hinder its ability to achieve its objectives. Creating and Managing a CRM Platform for Your Organisation not only covers how the principles of data management, inc...

    $1,160.00

  • WISDOM, ANALYTICS AND WICKED PROBLEMS
    ALI INTEZARI / DAVID PAULEEN
    The challenges faced by 21st-century businesses, organizations and governments are characterized as being fundamentally different in nature, scope and levels of impact from those of the past. As problems become increasingly complex and wicked, conventional reductive approaches and data-based solutions are limited. The authors argue that practical wisdom is required. This book p...

    $1,260.00

  • SPIRITUAL CAPITAL
    SAMUELD. RIMA
    Spiritual Capital seeks to re-focus discussion on core social values, on individuals' value systems and the internal dynamics that impel human beings to live by truth, goodness and love. This book defines, refines and disseminates the concept of spiritual capital. Contributions by practitioner-scholars in applied spirituality, who have practical experience of spiritual capital ...

    $4,500.00

  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    LAWRENCE E. MITCHELL
    The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The topics covered in this volume include the purpose of the corporation, the board of directors, the role of shareholders, and more contemporary developments like hedge fund activism, the role of sovereign wealth funds, and ...

    $7,800.00

  • TAME, MESSY AND WICKED RISK LEADERSHIP
    DAVID HANCOCK
    The general perception amongst most project and risk managers that we can somehow control the future is, says David Hancock, one of the most ill-conceived in risk management. The biggest problem is how to measure risks in terms of their potential likelihood, their possible consequences, their correlation and the public's perception of them. The situation is further complicated ...

    $1,320.00

  • COMMUNICATING STRATEGY
    PHIL JONES
    'If you don't communicate your strategy in a way that your people understand and find compelling, how can you expect them to help you succeed with it? Research suggests only 5% of the people in an organization understand its strategy. If that is true for your organization, whose strategy are the other 95% implementing? Not yours, that is for sure.' Phil Jones' Communicating Str...

    $1,420.00

  • THE QUALITY AUDIT FOR ISO 9001:2000
    DAVID WEALLEANS
    Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2000 the revised ISO 9001 standard has been implemented and is being used widely. While the basic premise of the original book is still sound, the reality of auditing the new standard has shown up various areas which require refinement - this new edition addresses that need. It remains a pragmatic guide, covering all a...

    $1,000.00

  • THE CEO: CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
    JOHN SMYTHE
    You may be a senior executive wondering how to engage hundreds or thousands of employees in your vision, strategy or the transformation of the business; or a specialist in HR, communication and change, tasked with the challenge of 'aligning and mobilising' your people. In either case, you no longer want compliant people, you want individuals who will engage their creativity at ...

    $1,320.00

  • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    RISA BHINEKAWATI
    Many different companies can significantly contribute to the integrated goals and targets of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, such as poverty reduction by 2030. Poverty is not only about people living on less than $1.25 per day, but more fundamentally, it is their lack of capabilities and access to participate in productive economic activities. If companies ca...

    $1,260.00

  • THE ETHICAL KALEIDOSCOPE
    DOUGLAS G. LONG / ZIVIT INBAR
    The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The topics covered in this volume include the purpose of the corporation, the board of directors, the role of shareholders, and more contemporary developments like hedge fund activism, the role of sovereign wealth funds, and ...

    $1,100.00

  • WISDOM LEARNING
    WENDELIN KÜPERS AND OLEN GUNNLAUGSON
    In traditional business circles, wisdom is viewed with a certain scepticism, which is in part due to its historical associations with wisdom traditions and spiritual cultures. However, in business today, wisdom is emerging not only as a viable but also a necessary organizational and management practice. In particular, practical wisdom is being updated and retranslated for today...

    $1,200.00

  • REFRAMING ECONOMIC POLICY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
    PETER MCMANNERS
    In a globalized world economy, delivering the aspirations of sustainability is proving to be difficult. Progress is held back by competing objectives within a complex interplay of factors. Finding solutions to the ‘wicked problem’ of sustainability seems to be beyond the reach of policy makers. Even if the political will can be found to deal with the prime challenges of the twe...

    $980.00

  • COST ENGINEERING HEALTH CHECK
    DALE SHERMON / MARK GILMOUR
    High quality cost estimating gives a business leader confidence to make rational financial decisions. Whether you are a business leader or a cost estimating manager, you have a vested interest in understanding whether you can depend on your organisation's ability to generate accurate cost forecasts and estimates. But how can business leaders have confidence that the cost inform...

    $1,940.00

  • CORPORATE BEHAVIOR AND SUSTAINABILITY
    AUTHOR
    Companies can no longer expect to engage in dubious or unethical corporate behaviour without risking their reputation and damaging, perhaps irrevocably, their market position. Irresponsible corporate behavior not only deprives shareholders of long-term returns but also ultimately imposes a cost on society as a whole. Sustainable business is about ensuring that entities contribu...

    $1,260.00

  • WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE
    Organizations today are facing unprecedented challenges, including an ageing workforce, potential talent shortages, an increasingly competitive international environment and the need to utilize the talents of the best qualified people, regardless of gender. More women than men, in many cases, are graduating from universities and gaining the requisite experience to qualify for a...

    $1,200.00

  • ETHICS, PSYCHE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
    ANA MARIA DAVILA GOMEZ
    The last few decades have seen significant changes in the structure of business organizations, including downsizing, outsourcing and flattened management structures. The effects on employees have been considerable. In this context the importance of the psychological contract between employer and employee has been overlooked, and there is uncertainty about what can be done to br...

    $1,480.00

  • PATTERN MAKING, PATTERN BREAKING
    ANN ALDER
    Rapid changes in technology, the nature of organisations, non-traditional career progression, globalisation and ’virtual worlds’ mean that we need to become ever more effective learners in order to keep pace with the demands placed upon us. Our patterns of understanding, the ways in which we make sense of our work and our world, hardly become fixed before we are asked to change...

    $1,120.00

  • ISLAM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    ODEH RASHED AL-JAYYOUSI
    In Islam and Sustainable Development, Odeh Al-Jayyousi addresses the social, human and economic dimensions of sustainability from an Islamic perspective. Islam is sometimes viewed as a challenge, threat and risk to the West, but here we are reminded that the celebration of cultural diversity is a key component in Islamic values. Promoting common understanding between East and W...

    $1,560.00

  • ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS
    DIMITRIS N. CHORAFAS
    Every generation leaves both assets and liabilities to the next. Alert people can see we are going to leave our children and grandchildren with a nearly unsolvable test of energy supplies; waste polluting the air and water; and the appalling problem of a huge and uncontrollable explosion in world population. Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Business Competitiveness a...

    $1,480.00

  • FEMALE IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS
    DAPHNE HALKIAS / PAUL THURMAN / SYLVA CARACATSANIS / NICHOLAS HARKIOLAKIS
    A third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women. With the mass movement of people now commonplace, the role of female entrepreneurs in immigrant communities has become an increasingly important component of the world economy, its productivity, and the struggle against poverty. Throwing light on the dynamics of entrepreneurship generally, and on immigrant and...

    $1,040.00

  • PROJECT REVIEWS, ASSURANCE AND GOVERNANCE
    GRAHAM OAKES
    Projects are hard. By definition, projects are about non-routine activities. Many of them are large and complex; they may involve many people, often from different backgrounds and increasingly with different languages and cultures. Amongst all of this, it is easy to get lost, to overlook important trends or to misunderstand each other. So projects fail. Graham Oakes' Project R...

    $1,120.00

  • STOCK MARKET EFFICIENCY, INSIDER DEALING AND MARKET ABUSE
    PAUL BARNES
    The recent turbulence in the stock market has brought into question the way, and prices at which, shares are traded, and how the market effectively values companies. It has also raised public concern as to the way by which dealers and investors take advantage of changes in market prices. A number of high profile criminal prosecutions of insider dealing and market abuse and the...

    $1,480.00

  • THE CHANGING PUBLIC SECTOR: A PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT GUIDE
    MALCOLM PROWLE
    The public sector in the UK has undergone radical change over the last two decades. Consequently, managers and service professionals have had to adopt new ways of working and acquire a wide range of new managerial skills to deal with the changes that have taken place. The continuing process of change in the public sector also means that these managerial skills need to be contin...

    $1,120.00

  • FORECASTING FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
    ARTHUR G. COOK
    Forecasting for the Pharmaceutical Industry is a definitive guide for forecasters as well as the multitude of decision makers and executives who rely on forecasts in their decision making. In virtually every decision, a pharmaceutical executive considers some type of forecast. This process of predicting the future is crucial to many aspects of the company - from next month's p...

    $920.00

  • WEALTH, WELFARE AND THE GLOBAL FREE MARKET
    IBRAHIM OZER ERTUNA
    Can the free market system continue to operate in a traditional way in a world that is now globally connected, financially dysfunctional, and becoming environmentally damaged by excessive consumption? Can an alternative approach that respects human culture and values at least as much as it does profit be readily identified? In this rigorous critique, the author, who is a former...

    $1,400.00


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