Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Landeta Echeberria, Ana (ed.), Artificial Intelligence for Business: Innovation, Tools and Practices. 194 pp. 2022:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-543>
ISBN 978-3-030-88240-2 hard ¥15,297.- (税込) EUR 64.99

This book seeks to build a shared understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the global business scenario today and in the near future. Drawing on academic theory and real-world case studies, it examines AI's development and application across a number of business contexts.Taking current scholarship forward in its engagement with AI theory and practice for enterprises and applied research and innovation, it outlines international practices for the promotion of reliable AI systems, trends, research and development, fostering a digital ecosystem for AI and preparing companies for job transformation and building skills.This book will be of great interest to academics studying Digital Business, Digital Strategy, Innovation Management, and Information Technology.

Lemb, Wolfgang (Hrsg.), Perspektiven eines Industriemodells der Zukunft. 313 S. 2021:6 (Metropolis, GW) <669-544>
ISBN 978-3-7316-1475-3 paper ¥4,660.- (税込) EUR 19.80

Im Jahr 2021 steht die deutsche Industrie vor immensen Herausforderungen, die in der deutschen Wirtschaftsgeschichte einzigartig sind. Die langfristigen Folgen der Coronakrise sind noch nicht absehbar und zugleich steht die Industrie mitten in einem umfassenden Transformationsprozess, der Produkte und Produktionsprozesse, aber auch Arbeit nachhaltig veraendern wird. Mit der Gestaltung dieser Herausforderung entscheidet sich die Zukunft des deutschen Industriemodells und damit letztlich auch des Wohlstands in Deutschland insgesamt. Der Sammelband ?Perspektiven eines Industriemodells der Zukunft“ greift die Debatte rund um die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Industrie auf. Eine Reihe von namhaften Autorinnen und Autoren aus dem In- und Ausland diskutieren, wo und wie Veraenderungsprozesse eingeleitet werden muessen, um die Transformation nachhaltig zu gestalten und die Folgen der Coronakrise zu bewaeltigen. Dies ist nicht nur oekologisch, sondern auch sozial und oekonomisch geboten. Deutlich zeigt sich: Moeglich wird das nur mit einer aktiven Industriepolitik. Wie sollte eine konkrete industriepolitische Rahmensetzung aussehen? Wie kann die industrielle Zukunft in Regionen und Branchen strukturpolitisch gestaltet werden? Und wie kann die Entwicklung industrieller Standorte und Arbeitsplaetze mit Guter Arbeit aussehen? Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes zeigen Loesungswege auf, wie dem gesteigerten Problemdruck mit erfolgversprechenden Strategien zur Zukunftssicherung industrieller Strukturen begegnet werden kann. Inhalt Achim Truger Industriepolitik nach Corona: Makrooekonomische und finanzpolitische Rahmenbedingungen Peter Bofinger Made in Germany 2030: Deutschland braucht eine umfassende industrie- und innovationspolitische Strategie Ottmar Edenhofer, Michael Pahle Eine CO2-freie Produktion als Ziel einer nachhaltigen Industrie Steffen Kinkel, Oliver Prause Wertschoepfungspotenziale 4.0 ? ein Plaedoyer fuer Wertschoepfungstiefe inlaendischer Produktionsketten Philipp Staab, Dominik Pietron Die politische Oekonomie der Kuenstlichen Intelligenz ? Rueckkehr unternehmerischer Staatlichkeit? Norbert Malanowski Technologiefelder der Zukunft ? Arbeitnehmerakteure als Mitgestalter in der Innovations- und Technologiepolitik Stefan Gaertner, Dieter Rehfeld Strukturpolitische Impulse fuer Industriepolitik Andreas Boes, Tobias Kaempf Paradigmenwechsel in der Automobilindustrie: Vom inkrementellen zum disruptiven Innovationsmodell Wolfgang Schroeder, Anke Hassel Auswirkungen der Transformation auf die deutsche Sozialpartnerschaft Detlef Gerst Strategien der Gewerkschaften in der digitalen Transformation ? ein Plaedoyer fuer mehr Mitbestimmung Juergen Dispan, Martin Schwarz-Kocher, Sylvia Stieler Industriepolitische Herausforderungen fuer die Automobilindustrie Thomas Bauernhansl, Marco Huber, Malte Volkwein Maschinenbau im Umbruch Andre Kuester Simic, Malte Knigge, Janek Schoenfeldt Industriepolitische Perspektiven der deutschen Stahlindustrie in globalisierten Wertschoepfungsstrukturen Stephen J. Silvia (De)globalisierung und Industriepolitik in den USA Margot Schueller Chinas neue Industriepolitik: Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit im Fokus Martin Pohl Japans Industriepolitik als Wegbereiter zu einer Gesellschaft der Zukunft: ?Society 5.0‘ Moon-Ho Rhee Die neue Industriepolitik in Suedkorea Gabriel Colletis France Strategie ? Industriepolitik in Frankreich Andrew Pendleton Neuauflage der Industriestrategie im Vereinigten Koenigreich Wolfgang Lemb Das Industriemodell der Zukunft: sozial gerecht ? oekologisch nachhaltig ? demokratisch legitimiert

Lim, Tai Wei, East Asian Entrepreneurs: A Study of State Role, Education And Mindsets. 200 pp. 2022:1 (World Scientific, SI) <669-545>
ISBN 978-981-12-4026-3 hard ¥16,816.- (税込) US$ 78.00 *

The publication started with a succinct and brief literature review of the different definitions of the term 'entrepreneurship'. After examining the different conceptual ideas of entrepreneurship, the ecological system of entrepreneurship was identified with a wide array and universe of stakeholders like the state, venture capitalists, non-profit organizations (NPOs), students, universities, instructors/trainers, educators, local communities, bureaucracy, and many other entities.In the East Asian region's desire to tap into entrepreneurship, the economies are also keen to tap on formerly marginalized groups to power up the entrepreneurship game like women, energetic youths and reskilled individuals. Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) teaches practical applied learning courses to students and arm them with the necessary skills to tackle the many challenges of being an entrepreneur.Both tangible and intangible barriers to entrepreneurship were discussed in the writing. One of the intangible barriers discussed was the element of mindset. In some of the case studies, it appeared fear of failure was a major mindset barrier to would-be entrepreneurs pursuing their business ideas to actualize them. Measures carried out to remove the stigmatization of failure are discussed in the volume.

Lukings, Melissa / Habibi Lashkari, Arash, Understanding Cybersecurity Law and Digital Privacy: A Common Law Perspective. (Future of Business and Finance) 180 pp. 2021:12 (Springer, GW) <669-546>
ISBN 978-3-030-88703-2 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

Cybersecurity, data privacy law, and the related legal implications overlap into a relevant and developing area in the legal field. However, many legal practitioners lack the foundational understanding of computer processes which are fundamental for applying existing and developing legal structures to the issue of cybersecurity and data privacy. At the same time, those who work and research in cybersecurity are often unprepared and unaware of the nuances of legal application. This book translates the fundamental building blocks of data privacy and (cyber)security law into basic knowledge that is equally accessible and educational for those working and researching in either field, those who are involved with businesses and organizations, and the general public.

Madden, Ian, Always Making Progress: The Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement for the Process Industry. 176 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-547>
ISBN 978-1-03-215560-9 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-215559-3 paper ¥9,398.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

This book guides process-industry professionals from the implementation of the basic foundations of Continuous Improvement (CI) through to an organization where CI is a "way of life" and a defining feature of the culture of the organization. The readers of this book are seeking solutions to such pressing issues as:* Eliminating accidents and near misses.* Reducing customer complaints. * Improving customer delivery performance. * Elimination of accidents and near misses.* Reducing customer complaints. * Improving customer delivery performance. * Introducing new products. * Improving staff productivity. * Removing costs to meet the budget. * Dealing with absence and poor morale. * Improving staff retention.This book provides them with guidance on how to address issues in these areas in a way that enables improvements to be realized quickly but not at the expense of a long-term goal of a sustainable Continuous Improvement culture. In addition, this book presents the implementation of CI as a cyclical journey with no endpoint. The stages are ordered in a sequence that enables the reader to get started in their area of the company and build up the elements without the need for an overall organizational strategy at the beginning. Continuous Improvement is a vast subject with many takes on principles, approaches, and tools. This book is about how all the fundamentals of these areas fit together and, as such, covers only some of them. However, within the bibliography, I have signposted the books that have guided me during my career and which go into the principles, approaches, and tools further.

Mesjasz, Czeslaw / Bartusik, Katarzyna / Malkus, T. et al., Agile Project Management and Complexity: A Reappraisal. 128 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-548>
ISBN 978-1-03-200652-9 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This research monograph presents an inter-disciplinary study of the impact, and current status, of applications of complexity-related concepts in the early stages of development of Agile Project Management (APM). The results serve as an introduction for exploring more profound relations between complexity-related ideas and APM in the future.The increasing complexity of software projects and their environment in the 1990s constituted the main determinants of the development of the family of methodological frameworks called Agile Project Management. Development of APM has been shaped by a broadly defined area of research called complexity science or complexity theory based on complex adaptive systems (CAS) and on their characteristics: Complexity, chaos, the edge of chaos, emerging properties, non-linearity, self-organization, etc. In the 21st century, due to the expansion of Agile beyond software development, the challenges deriving from the complexity of projects and the environment are even more urgent or compelling. Such phenomena demand more profound inter- and multi-disciplinary studies. This book examines the impact of applications of complexity-related ideas deriving from intuitive complexity and from complexity science in the early stages of development of the Agile methodological frameworks in project management and considers the current status of those applications. It questions the usefulness of those applications for the practice and theory of APM, and then proposes a conceptual framework for further theoretical studies and several ways of improvement and refinement of the Agile Project Management necessary to deal with broadly defined complexity in project management.Requiring a medium-level knowledge of complexity studies and knowledge of project management, this book is written for the research community studying the links between the various methodological frameworks included in APM and complexity-related ideas. It will also be interesting for studies of the impact of complexity on modern management, and for master's students on IT and management courses.

Moorman, Mike (ed.), Key Account Management Excellence in Pharma & Medtech. 200 pp. 2022:2 (Routledge, UK) <669-550>
ISBN 978-1-03-212857-3 hard ¥35,612.- (税込) GB￡ 125.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-212858-0 paper ¥10,822.- (税込) GB￡ 37.99 *

Key Account Management Excellence in Pharma & Medtech is designed to help life sciences practitioners develop and execute innovative and effective key account management (KAM) strategies and capabilities. Pharmaceutical and medtech companies are increasingly pursuing KAM in response to the rapid rise of large, sophisticated and complex healthcare provider and payer systems and groups. Those that invest the time to get KAM right will protect their business and grow with these rising customers.This book is groundbreaking in both its scope and its tailoring of leading KAM practices specifically for life sciences. The central theme is that "key account management is an organization-wide business strategy, not just a role or a sales-specific initiative." KAM is a strategy focused on providing unique offerings and value through an orchestrated, cross-functional, go-to-market model designed specifically to address the needs and engagement preferences of a unique segment of customers. The insights and practices shared in this book are designed to be a valuable reference at every stage of the KAM journey.The book has been designed to facilitate a common language and deep understanding of KAM issues and leading practices organization-wide-particularly for life sciences leaders, account managers and cross-functional team members responsible for building, transforming and supporting their organization's KAM strategies and capabilities.

Moser, Martin A., Impacts of Customer Relationship Management on Development of Corporations. (Gabler Theses) 145 pp. 2021:10 (Springer Gabler, GW) <669-551>
ISBN 978-3-658-35834-1 paper ¥20,005.- (税込) EUR 84.99

The overall goal of this book is the identification of design features and prerequisites for a CRM-system, which contribute to an increase in sales and the overall development of corporations in the packaging industry. Particular attention is paid to the identification of requirements of a CRM-system that contribute to an increase in the acceptance of the users.

Naude, Piet, Contemporary Management Education: Eight Questions That Will Shape its Future in the 21st Century. (Future of Business and Finance) 129 pp. 2021:11 (Springer, GW) <669-552>
ISBN 978-3-030-87774-3 hard ¥17,651.- (税込) EUR 74.99

"Why are we so important?"; "What value do we add?"; and "What good do we create?" These are the opening questions posed to management educators in this book. This is followed by uncomfortable questions about colonization (Who is in the centre and whose knowledge counts?) and inequality (Whom do we exclude?). After questioning the easy adoption of technology (What are we embracing?) and the challenge posed by global warming (Can management education help stop climate change?), the author ends by sketching some leadership lessons required for the future: "What lessons can we learn in a black swan event?" Mixing philosophical analyses with anecdotes from experience, the author does not shy away from discussing controversial views to give direction to current debates. Tracing eight such crucial questions and providing well-researched perspectives, this book is an engaging read for anyone interested in the future direction of business schools in particular and management education in general. "There are many books and articles on business education, but few as deep and insightful as Contemporary Management Education. I enthusiastically recommend it to anyone who seeks to understand and improve the training of business leaders." Peter Tufano, Said Business School, University of Oxford "An amazing read. Piet Naude is eclectic and sparkling. He applies his talents to the wicked maze of management education in society. No issue is more important for global business. No writer is better qualified." Thomas Donaldson, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "A powerful, persuasive, and superbly compelling book. Contemporary Management Education serves as an invaluable and informative reference to the essential issues that are shaping the future." Sherif Kamel, Dean, School of Business, The American University in Cairo

Odaro, Edosa, Making Data Work: Enabling Digital Transformation, Empowering People, and Advancing Organisational Success. 240 pp. 2022:4 (Auerbach, US) <669-553>
ISBN 978-1-032-23192-1 hard ¥29,914.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-22443-5 paper ¥12,247.- (税込) GB￡ 42.99 *

In this book, Edosa explores common challenges which limit the value that organisations can get from data. What makes his book unique is that he also tackles one of the unspoken barriers to data adoption-fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of the intangible, fear of the investment needed and, yes, fear of losing your job to a machine. With his talent for distilling clarity from complexity, Edosa tackles this and many other challenges. -Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer, Chalhoub Group This book offers fresh insight about how to solve the interactional frictions that hamper the flow of data, information and knowledge across organisations. Yet, rather than being stuck with endless polarising debates such as breaking down silos, it shifts focus back towards the ultimate "to what end." -Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Microsoft US If you care about AI transformation, empowering people or advancing organisational success in an increasingly digital world, then you should read this book. -Yomi Ibosiola, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Union Bank A retail giant already struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic was faced with a disastrous situation when-at the end of a critical investment in an artificial intelligence project that had been meant to save money-it suddenly discovered that its implementation was likely to leave it worse off. An entire critical service stream within an insurer's production system crashed. This critical failure resulted in the detentions of fully insured motorists for allegedly not carrying required insurance. Making Data Work details these two scenarios as well as others illustrating the consequences that arise when organizations do not know how to make data work properly. It is a journey to determine what to do to "make data work" for ourselves and for our organisations. It is a journey to discover how to bring it all together so organisations can enable digital transformation, empower people, and advance organisational success. It is the journey to a world where data and technology finally live up to the hype and deliver better human outcomes, where artificial intelligence can move us from reacting to situations to predicting future occurrences and enabling desirable possibilities.

Ozbayrac, Gizem Kedici, Enterprise Agility: A Practical Guide to Agile Business Management. 216 pp. 2022:3 (CRC Pr., US) <669-554>
ISBN 978-1-032-21436-8 hard ¥29,914.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00 *
ISBN 978-1-032-13909-8 paper ¥12,247.- (税込) GB￡ 42.99 *

Despite the astonishing technological developments in our times, it is surprising how little has changed in the way organizations are structured and managed. However, organizations are finally changing as they embark on agile transformations.Agility concepts emerged from the dynamics of project management and have evolved as they are being applied to organizational structure and operations. This phase of the agile evolution is known as enterprise agility.Filled with real-world scenarios and company case studies, Enterprise Agility: A Practical Guide to Agile Business Management covers the evolution of agility, including applied processes, lessons learned and realized outcomes. The book starts with the initial phase of the agile evolution, project agility and describes how waterfall project management is transformed into scrum, which can have positive effects on project timelines, scope and budget, as well as team motivation. The second phase of agility, organizational agility, is the evolution of the agile principles from temporary projects to permanent organizational structures. The book explains the main components of organizational agility, including structures, roles and ways of organizing work. It emphasizes the advantages of transitioning from traditional organizational management to agile. Finally, the latest phase, enterprise agility, transforms each function of the organization. The book acts as a guide and describes the change through the lens of each managerial domain (sales, marketing, HR, finance etc.) and by presenting the positive impact generated on the company's overall performance based on case studies. The last chapter illustrates the enablers of this transformation and how they can help the change to be internalized so that the enterprises realize improvements.The book is based on the author's over 15 years of experience of supporting more than 25 companies in varied sectors on their transformational journey, with the last 5 years concentrating on agility. By combining business management trends and principles of agile business development, it shows managers how to lead the transformation to enterprise agility by following the path from project agility to full enterprise agility.

Pandey, Ashish / Budhwar, Pawan / Bhawuk, D. P. S. (eds.), Indigenous Indian Management: Conceptualization, Practical Applications and Pedagogical initiatives. (Palgrave Studies in Indian Management) 530 pp. 2022:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-555>
ISBN 978-3-030-87905-1 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book reflects on the growing appetite for plurality in management knowledge that addresses the problems important to business and society. Over the last three decades, India's rapid economic growth has helped to make it a leading economy of the world. The social and cultural setting of India is unique because of its diversity, large population, and social and economic stratification. India is a living culture of more than three thousand years that simultaneously embraces traditional and contemporary beliefs and practices. From world trade to climate change to democratization, India's actions have a global impact. Reviewing management literature in the Indian context, this book attempts explaining and addressing the problems important to business and society. This book has three primary aims: to identify and describe the insights from traditional culture of India relevant to management, to report on the Indian institutional dynamics and its reflection on management and to present pedagogical initiatives that integrate the wisdom of Indian culture and tradition with contemporary management knowledge. In light of these objectives, this book will be relevant to management scholars, educators, and practitioners, particularly in the areas of organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and international management.

Paoloni, Paola / Lombardi, Rosa (eds.), Organizational Resilience and Female Entrepreneurship During Crises: Emerging Evidence and Future Agenda. (SIDREA Series in Accounting and Business Administration) 293 pp. 2022:2 (Springer, GW) <669-556>
ISBN 978-3-030-89411-5 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

The economic, health, and political crises, as well as the rise of the digital age, have changed and complicated the way in which people, companies, and regions function. The goal is not just survival, but also to innovate and organize themselves to chart new paths for growth and development. This book uses this premise to understand how organizations, in particular female-led businesses, work on their resilience using specific activities and relational capital as a driver of strategic value. The chapters include theoretical as well as practical contributions about how female-owned and female-run companies and organizations can take advantage of such opportunities, in terms of challenges, issues, tools, facilitators, and mechanisms that can support the use of the new opportunities in the near future.

Pavie, Xavier, Toward Responsible Innovation: Responsibility and Philosophy for A Humanely Sustainable Future. 252 pp. 2021:11 (World Scientific, SI) <669-557>
ISBN 978-981-12-4322-6 hard ¥14,660.- (税込) US$ 68.00 *

For fifty years, innovations have taken on a new dimension: the Internet, DNA sequencing, genomic manipulations, advances in transhumanism, nanotechnologies ... and much more. These recent innovations are not without addressing new issues whose consequences are as important as irreversible. The innovator, of whom Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are emblematic contemporary figures, appears as a personality as brilliant as he is destructive, who aspires to change the world regardless of the violence that may ensue. With this then, emerges the need to establish responsible innovation, in which the innovator should be accountable for his actions and review his position as a hero. To establish this new ethic, philosophy is a necessary recourse, since it questions, among other things, the self-control of the Stoics, the prudence of Aristotle, respect of Kant, the will power of Nietzsche and the power of Foucault.

Peng, Xinyan, Corporate Women in Contemporary China: "We've Always Worked". (Routledge Contemporary China Series) 248 pp. 2022:5 (Routledge, UK) <669-558>
ISBN 978-0-367-68562-1 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Based on extensive, multi-sited ethnographic research, this book focuses on the culture of work in today's urban China and on how it has permeated beyond the workplace to shape bodily training, family life, and kinship and social relationships among white-collar women in their twenties and thirties. Facing challenges to cope with the increasingly intensified dual burden of work and family, whitecollar women are not turning their backs on their jobs but are turning their bodies and homes into work. In an era when the state and society heighten pressure on individual young women's productivity and reproductivity at the same time, the book examines how white-collar women seek to protect their right to work, embody a work ethic, and make their reproductive life a productive domain. Integrating studies of labor, the body, gender, and kinship, this book shows how the ethics and strictly defined discipline of hard work and overtime work are transposed from the office cubicle to the gym and home. It thereby demonstrates how the emergence, embodiment, and extension of a work culture perpetuate the hegemony of the work ethic, and how they have exerted a profound impact on women's bodies, selves, and lives.

Ratten, Vanessa / Braga, Vitor (eds.), Stakeholder Entrepreneurship: Public and Private Partnerships. 103 pp. 2022:1 (Springer, GW) <669-559>
ISBN 978-981-16-7090-9 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

This edited book explores how stakeholders play a key part in any entrepreneurial endeavour because of their investment in the outcome. This book highlights that it is important to understand the reason and rationale for stakeholder engagement in entrepreneurship. Furthermore, this book showcases how there are different kinds of stakeholders from businesses directly linked to an entity to others that have a more policy influence on the industry segment. This book demonstrates that it is useful to understand to what extent stakeholders influence entrepreneurial decision making. This book states that most stakeholders tend to take an indirect role in the governance of a business in terms of what strategic decisions are made. This can change in times of crisis or change depending on the nature of the relationship. This book makes the case that stakeholders can take positive action in the form of advice or help.This book asserts that stakeholders who have an ongoing direct role are likely to invest more time and effort in an entrepreneurial endeavour. This book uncovers that it is important to re-evaluate on a continual basis whether the relationship is working and what needs to be done in order to increase efficiency. This edited book focuses on the role of stakeholders in an entrepreneurial context thereby being amongst the first research books to place specific attention on stakeholder management through public and private partnerships.

Rikap, Cecilia / Lundvall, Bengt-Ake, The Digital Innovation Race: Conceptualizing the Emerging New World Order. 197 pp. 2022:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-560>
ISBN 978-3-030-89442-9 hard ¥15,297.- (税込) EUR 64.99

This book develops new theoretical perspectives on the economics and politics of innovation and knowledge in order to capture new trends in modern capitalism. It shows how giant corporations establish themselves as intellectual monopolies and how each of them builds and controls its own corporate innovation system. It presents an analysis of a new form of production where Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, and their counterparts in China, extract value and appropriate intellectual rents through privileged access to AI algorithms trained by data from organizations and individuals all around the world. These companies' specific form of production and rent-seeking takes place at the global level and challenges national governments trying to regulate intellectual monopolies and attempting to build stronger national innovation systems. It is within this context that the authors provide new insights on the complex interplay between corporate and national innovation systems by looking at the US-China conflict, understood as a struggle for global technological supremacy. The book ends with alternative scenarios of global governance and advances policy recommendations as well as calls for social activism. This book will be of interest to students, academics and practitioners (both from national states and international organizations) and professionals working on innovation, digital capitalism and related topics.

Robertson, Peter W., Supply Chain Leadership: Developing a People-Centric Approach to Effective Supply Chain Management. 200 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-561>
ISBN 978-0-367-54011-1 hard ¥44,159.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-54012-8 paper ¥13,102.- (税込) GB￡ 45.99 *

Supply chain leaders are key to achieving sustainable supply chain excellence and long-term competitive advantage. This book addresses 'big-picture' supply chain leadership and provides a roadmap and practical advice to help supply chain leaders to successfully navigate this challenging social and technical environment.The book describes crucial leadership characteristics and explains the actions necessary to develop and appraise the skills in both new and existing leaders. It presents a socio-technical framework, which includes the key aspects of supply chain relationships, the supply chain business environment, overall supply chain competitiveness, supply chain sustainability, and supply chain risks. The book works through the recruitment, training, and development of leaders as well as obstacles and risks, to offer a fresh, people-centred approach. Pedagogy to aid learning is incorporated throughout, including an introduction to each chapter explaining the key learnings; tables, diagrams, and equations to help visualise the concepts and methods covered; real-life case studies and examples; and end of chapter review questions and assignment tasks.This textbook should be essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of supply chain, logistics, and operations management. The practice-based and applied approach also makes it valuable for operating supply chain leaders and those studying for professional qualifications.Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, a test bank of exam questions, and suggested tutorial topics.

Seaman, Claire (ed.), Corporate Citizenship and Family Business. (Citizenship and Sustainability in Organizations) 160 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-563>
ISBN 978-0-367-23703-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Current models of corporate citizenship largely consider business as one coherent entity. This view of business as a corporate force overlooks the growing evidence that most businesses are run by families. Family businesses are the most common form of business in existence - across countries, continents and geopolitical divides - and yet we know remarkably little about their approach to corporate citizenship. Where families run businesses, they create a concentration of family values that - for good or ill - influence the way business practices and behaviours develop. The role of the family in business has, therefore, an influence on the development of society that is partially mediated through corporate citizenship. This book pulls together current thinking from several diverse research fields that intersect with family business research to offer insight into current research and examples of practice for those studying and researching in the fields of family business, business values and corporate practice. The book will also explore the fact that family businesses tend to take a longer-term approach to business and that this is reflected in their behaviour towards the environment, community engagement, employee development and innovation.Bringing together contributions from researchers in the diverse fields of family business, philanthropy, community engagement, corporate social responsibility, innovation and policy, this book explores the many ways in which family businesses contribute to the corporate citizenship agenda.

Sun, Andy / Conejo, Antonio J., Robust Optimization in Electric Energy Systems. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 313) 392 pp. 2021:12 (Springer, GW) <669-564>
ISBN 978-3-030-85127-9 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book covers robust optimization theory and applications in the electricity sector. The advantage of robust optimization with respect to other methodologies for decision making under uncertainty are first discussed. Then, the robust optimization theory is covered in a friendly and tutorial manner. Finally, a number of insightful short- and long-term applications pertaining to the electricity sector are considered. Specifically, the book includes: robust set characterization, robust optimization, adaptive robust optimization, hybrid robust-stochastic optimization, applications to short- and medium-term operations problems in the electricity sector, and applications to long-term investment problems in the electricity sector. Each chapter contains end-of-chapter problems, making it suitable for use as a text. The purpose of the book is to provide a self-contained overview of robust optimization techniques for decision making under uncertainty in the electricity sector. The targeted audience includes industrial and power engineering students and practitioners in energy fields. The young field of robust optimization is reaching maturity in many respects. It is also useful for practitioners, as it provides a number of electricity industry applications described up to working algorithms (in JuliaOpt).

高木聡一郎著　いかにデジタル技術がビジネスと組織を変えたか、及び我々がいかにそれに対処できるか
Takagi, Soichiro, Deframing Strategy: How Digital Technologies Are Transforming Businesses and Organizations, and How We Can Cope with It. 176 pp. 2021:11 (World Scientific, SI) <669-565>
ISBN 978-981-12-4369-1 hard ¥10,348.- (税込) US$ 48.00 *

Deframing Strategy describes how digital technologies are changing the world. Rather than simply showing cases on digital applications, this book deeply analyses the fundamental shift in the society caused by digital transformation (DX), from an economic perspective. Based on the three elements of 'deframing' - dissolution and reintegration, specific-optimization, and individualization - it discusses how digital technologies are affecting the industrial structure, business models, and workstyles. The arguments presented in the book are backed up by a wide range of applications such as mobile payments, shared economy, food delivery, retail transformation, mass customization, co-working spaces, and social media marketing, throughout the world. The importance of 'deframing' has increased significantly during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic period, where incumbent businesses and economies have had to strengthen themselves to respond to the turbulence. Originally published in Japanese in 2019, this book contains updated case studies and data that are particularly important in responding to economic and social evolutions.

Tamil Selvan, Ramadoss / Ramakrishna, Seeram, Sustainability for Beginners: Introduction and Business Prospects. 200 pp. 2022:9 (World Scientific, SI) <669-566>
ISBN 978-981-12-4193-2 hard ¥21,128.- (税込) US$ 98.00 *
ISBN 978-981-12-4316-5 paper ¥10,348.- (税込) US$ 48.00 *

This book provides a basic introduction to Sustainability & Sustainable Developments, integrated with current business models and future business prospects. In 10 chapters, the authors cover a wide array of topics comprehensively, in an accessible style of language that will appeal to the uninitiated. Many eye-catching self-illustrated artworks, coupled with in-depth analyses of numerous case studies, allow the reader to grasp the theoretical concepts with ease. Multiple-choice exercises at the end of every chapter (with answers provided) further aid readers in verifying their own understanding. Sustainability for Beginners hopes to encourage effective learning, improve abstract thinking, and culminate sustainable entrepreneurship among students and innovators.

Tideman, Sander, Triple Value Leadership: Creating Sustainable Value for Your Business, Your Customers and Society. 168 pp. 2022:5 (Routledge, UK) <669-567>
ISBN 978-0-367-63446-9 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-63478-0 paper ¥9,398.- (税込) GB￡ 32.99 *

With the sustainability emergency, businesses can no longer give priority to commercial interests (and financial gains) and close their eyes to societal and environmental interests. We need a new, higher perspective to close the gap. We need to formulate a new business logic and a sustainable value creation method for sustainable business, for their customers and society - that is, all business stakeholders, as well as the planet. This book will do just that. This book presents the insights gained from action research with leading companies across the world to discover a comprehensive method that works: a practical framework for CEO and business leaders who want to lead their organization along the sustainability transition. Building on the latest insights from science, summarized as the systems view of life, the book identifies six principles that provide a new leadership lens on how to understand the changes taking place in business. Based on these insights, the book offers the Triple Value mindset model, consisting of six distinct leadership qualities, which shows how to create sustainable value from a systems perspective. This model is unique as it enables business leaders to scale their intended impact from the organization to all stakeholders in the value chain, thus transcending the conflict between business and society. Not only that, the book will also offer you a leadership journey - an adventure that will transform the way to think, feel and execute the new perspective in your company, while perfecting your leadership potential and inspiring the people you work with. On the journey you will be supported by models, tools and best practices, which will help you to reimagine your business strategy and your role as leader in driving sustainable transformation and success.

ビジネスと人権
Wettstein, Florian, Business and Human Rights: Ethical, Legal, and Managerial Perspectives. 432 pp. 2022:2 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <669-568>
ISBN 978-1-00-915838-1 hard ¥22,788.- (税込) GB￡ 79.99 *
ISBN 978-1-00-915839-8 paper ¥10,538.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

The first of its kind, this comprehensive interdisciplinary textbook in Business and Human Rights (BHR) connects and integrates themes, discussions, and issues in BHR from both legal and non-legal perspectives, and provides a solid foundation for cross-disciplinary conversations. It equips students, teachers, and scholars with the necessary knowledge to navigate and advance evolving BHR debates, and fosters a thorough understanding of the academic foundations, evolving policy spaces, and practical approaches in BHR. Short cases throughout translate conceptual insights into practical solutions. Study, reflection, and discussion questions help readers to consolidate and synthesize their understanding of the material and provide stimulating frameworks for debate in the classroom and beyond. The book features a collection of online resources to support students and instructors in their preparation for courses and assignments.

M.Witzel著　ポスト・パンデミックのリーダーシップ
Witzel, Morgen (ed.), Post-Pandemic Leadership: Exploring Solutions to a Crisis. 240 pp. 2022:3 (Routledge, UK) <669-569>
ISBN 978-0-367-77515-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-77514-8 paper ¥10,538.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

This book shows readers how to rethink and reimagine leadership and charts a course towards a new vision of leadership. It outlines lessons to be learned for leadership - not only after the COVID pandemic but also in light of other ongoing crises around issues such as climate change and global inequality.The pandemic has shone a harsh spotlight not just on the leaders of organisations but on the concept of leadership itself and the way we lead. Many of those who were in positions of power before the crisis have been found wanting; too often, our idols have turned out to have feet of clay. But does the problem lie with the leaders themselves, or do the roots of the problem lie deeper? Do we need to start rethinking and reimagining the kind of leadership we will need in a post-COVID world? Post-Pandemic Leadership brings voices from every sector to demonstrate what changes we can make in order to make leadership fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. Illustrating a need for a radical change in leadership, with leaders focusing much more on human relationships, kindness, fairness, well-being and a general sense of responsibility, this book will be of interest to both established leaders and the next generation of leaders in education and in practice.

Wojnarowska, Magdalena / Cwiklicki, Marek et al. (eds.), Sustainable Products in the Circular Economy: Impact on Business and Society. (Routledge-SCORAI Studies in Sustainable Consumption) 304 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-570>
ISBN 978-1-03-201701-3 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

This book explores how the circular economy influences product design in today's business and society. Drawing on contributions from a wide range of expert thinkers, this volume assesses the existing approaches, strategies and tools which facilitate socially and environmentally responsible production and consumption systems. It then goes on to highlight the ways in which the circular economy conceptual framework could be implemented effectively at both micro (product policy) and macro (sustainable consumption) levels in order to alter the industrial landscape and increase its interconnectedness with materials and scarce resources. Highlighting the pros and cons of transitioning to this new model, the book also cautions that it will only be made possible via significant behavior change at both industry and consumer levels. Sustainable Products in the Circular Economy will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable manufacturing, sustainable consumption, corporate social responsibility and business ethics. It will also be relevant to industry professionals whose work dovetails with these areas.

Wright, David, Solarnomics: Setting Up and Managing a Profitable Solar Business. 260 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-571>
ISBN 978-1-03-220145-0 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-220143-6 paper ¥10,822.- (税込) GB￡ 37.99 *

Solar power has come of age. Not only has it become one of the key alternatives to fossil fuels, it can now be deployed in a way that makes a viable business with a financial profit. This book shows industry professionals and students how to do just that.Solarnomics describes the economics of building and operating a solar power plant today and provides a window into a future in which several technologies collaborate, and in which all participants in the electricity grid become smarter at scheduling both the supply and demand for electric power to give humanity a future that is sustainable, both environmentally and economically. The book shows how to estimate costs and revenues, how to tweak the design of a project to improve profitability, how to calculate return on investment, how to assess and deal with risk, how to raise capital, how to combine solar with batteries to make a hybrid microgrid, and how to be prepared for future developments in the evolving smart electricity grid. Solarnomics will enable professionals in the solar industry to assess the potential profitability of a proposed solar project, and it will enable students to add an extra dimension to their understanding of sustainability.

Zizlavsky, Ondrej / Fisher, Eddie, Innovation Scorecard: A Method to Measure Innovation in Agile Projects and Business Environments. (Management for Professionals) 211 pp. 2022:1 (Springer, GW) <669-573>
ISBN 978-3-030-82687-1 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99 *

The concept of innovation is not new. It relates closely to the concept of change. Both are inevitable in today's and tomorrow's business environments. Standing still and hoping for the best is no longer a viable option. Innovation, by itself, is not a panacea for positive accomplishments. Of paramount importance to any business is how successful any innovation has actually been. This book brings together the knowledge, learning and experience from the author's practical applications of a newly developed and implemented Innovation Scorecard methodology to close exactly this shortfall. Their 'one stop shop' methodology is a complete end to end approach on how to measure the success of any innovation, irrespective of whether this relates to projects or business as usual work environments. This landmark methodology will provide the reader with an applied proof of concept across a range of business applications and a complete end to end process how to measure success including templates and worked examples. The book offers a starter-pack with suggested performance metrics to get the reader on the road to measuring the success of innovation and to encourage readers to develop how they view and feel about measuring the success of innovation. Furthermore, the book provides the reader with everything they need to know, ranging from a simple to follow user-friendly process to the application of suggested performance metrics and how to apply these in any business work environment, which is a requisite for creating a working environment within the reader's organisation where innovation and forward-thinking are both encouraged and supported.

Ahmed, Mohiuddin / Moustafa, N. / Barkat, A. et al. (eds.), Next-Generation Enterprise Security and Governance. (Internal Audit and IT Audit) 288 pp. 2022:4 (CRC Pr., US) <669-511>
ISBN 978-0-367-63962-4 hard ¥23,643.- (税込) GB￡ 82.99 *

The Internet is making our daily lives as digital as possible, and this new era is called the Internet of Everything (IoE). The key force behind the rapid growth of the Internet is the technological advancement of enterprises. The digital world we live in is facilitated by these enterprises' advances and business intelligence. These enterprises need to deal with gazillions of bytes of data, and in today's age of General Data Protection Regulation, enterprises are required to ensure privacy and security of large-scale data collections. However, the increased connectivity and devices used to facilitate IoE are continually creating more room for cybercriminals to find vulnerabilities in enterprise systems and flaws in their corporate governance. Ensuring cybersecurity and corporate governance for enterprises should not be an afterthought or present a huge challenge. In recent times, the complex diversity of cyber-attacks has been skyrocketing, and zero-day attacks, such as ransomware, botnet, and telecommunication attacks, are happening more frequently than before. New hacking strategies would easily bypass existing enterprise security and governance platforms using advanced, persistent threats. For example, in 2020, the Toll Group firm was exploited by a new crypto-attack family for violating its data privacy, where an advanced ransomware technique was launched to exploit the corporation and request a huge figure of monetary ransom. Even after applying rational governance hygiene, cybersecurity configuration and software updates are often overlooked when they are most needed to fight cyber-crime and ensure data privacy. Therefore, the threat landscape in the context of enterprises has become wider and far more challenging. There is a clear need for collaborative work throughout the entire value chain of this network. In this context, this book addresses the cybersecurity and cooperate governance challenges associated with enterprises, which will provide a bigger picture of the concepts, intelligent techniques, practices, and open research directions in this area. This book serves as a single source of reference for acquiring the knowledge on the technology, process, and people involved in next-generation privacy and security.

Amirteimoori, Alireza / Sahoo, B. K. / Charles, V. et al., Stochastic Benchmarking: Theory and Applications. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 317) 145 pp. 2022:1 (Springer, GW) <669-513>
ISBN 978-3-030-89868-7 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book introduces readers to benchmarking techniques in the stochastic environment, primarily stochastic data envelopment analysis (DEA), and provides stochastic models in DEA for the possibility of variations in inputs and outputs. It focuses on the application of theories and interpretations of the mathematical programs, which are combined with economic and organizational thinking. The book's main purpose is to shed light on the advantages of the different methods in deterministic and stochastic environments and thoroughly prepare readers to properly use these methods in various cases. Simple examples, along with graphical illustrations and real-world applications in industry, are provided for a better understanding. The models introduced here can be easily used in both theoretical and real-world evaluations. This book is intended for graduate and PhD students, advanced consultants, and practitioners with an interest in quantitative performance evaluation.

Anderson, Brian S., Entrepreneurial Orientation and Strategic Leadership: A Behavioral Approach. 101 pp. 2021:10 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-515>
ISBN 978-3-030-87299-1 hard ¥15,297.- (税込) EUR 64.99

This book sits at the intersection of two lines of inquiry of critical importance to management researchers-what are the contributory factors to building an entrepreneurial company, and what is senior leadership's role in this process? Inherently cross-disciplinary, it adopts a behavioral perspective and proposes a research model delineating how various strategic leadership variables influence a firm's exhibition of entrepreneurial behaviors, captured by the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) construct.While EO research touches briefly on the role of the CEO senior leadership consideration, the field lacks an integrated perspective on how senior leadership decisions enable or constrain EO. To address this gap, the author proposes resource allocation decisions as the central mechanism through which a set of strategic leadership variables causally influence EO. He argues for the superiority of a behavioral view of EO and of strategic leadership, which stands in contrast to the attitudinal perspective on EO and the ex officio perspective on strategic leadership.Opening a rich new stream of inquiry on leadership antecedents to EO, this work will appeal to both entrepreneurship and leadership researchers, unpacking both research gaps and research questions concerning the role of the CEO and top management team, corporate boards, and emerging leadership challenges.

Angeli, Federica / Metz, Ashley / Raab, Joerg, Organizing for Sustainable Development: Addressing the Grand Challenges. 224 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-516>
ISBN 978-0-367-19768-1 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-19769-8 paper ¥11,392.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99 *

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize the increasingly complex, interdependent nature of societal and environmental issues for governments and business. Tackling such "grand challenges" requires the concerted action of a multitude of organizations and multiple stakeholders at different levels in the public, private, and non-profit sector.Organizing for Sustainable Development provides an integrated and comparative overview of the successes and failures of organizational efforts to tackle global societal issues and achieve sustainable development. Summarizing years of study by an interdisciplinary board of authors and contributors, this book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of how existing businesses and new hybrid organizations can achieve sustainable development to bring about an improved society, marking a key contribution to the literature in this field.Combining theoretical views with empirical approaches, the chapters in this book are highly relevant to graduate and undergraduate (multidisciplinary) programs in sustainable development, organization studies, development economics, development studies, international management, and social entrepreneurship.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

Azoury, Nehme / Hafsi, Taieb (eds.), Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship in the MENA Region: Advances in Research. 314 pp. 2022:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-517>
ISBN 978-3-030-88446-8 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This edited collection presents state of the art research on entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship in the MENA region. Combining practical and academic insights, it sheds light on future directions for the sector and addresses the many challenges that entrepreneurs face, for instance, the lack of special laws and regulations, lack of financial assistance and government recognition as well as the lack of social awareness. It covers topics such as entrepreneurship and sustainability, female entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, and future research directions. Ultimately this book aims to advance research in the field and highlights the importance of social entrepreneurs in the Middle East

Basadur, Min / Goldsby, Michael / Mathews, Rob, Design-Centered Entrepreneurship. 2nd ed. 304 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-518>
ISBN 978-1-03-207016-2 hard ¥44,159.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-207010-0 paper ¥15,666.- (税込) GB￡ 54.99 *

Grounded in extensive research and field testing, Design-Centered Entrepreneurship presents a concise problem-solving approach to developing a unique business concept. Step-by-step guidelines provide insight into exploring market problem spaces, uncovering overlooked opportunities, reframing customer problems, creating business solutions, and sustaining success and an entrepreneurial culture. Drawing on methodologies from the world of design, the book helps students of entrepreneurship fill in the missing piece that transforms opportunity recognition into a viable business concept. Plenty of useful diagrams help to organize key concepts, making them easily accessible to readers. This second edition has been updated to include social entrepreneurship, more international examples and enhanced support materials. The digital supplements include a virtual creative problem-solving profile, slides, and an instructor manual. Design-Centered Entrepreneurship is the ideal text for entrepreneurship and new venture creation courses with a focus on design thinking.

Bindra, MJS / Kaur, Ekroop, The Lean Business Guidebook: How to Satisfy Your Customers and Maximize Your Profit. 320 pp. 2022:3 (Productivity Pr., US) <669-519>
ISBN 978-1-03-211834-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-1-03-211825-3 paper ¥13,102.- (税込) GB￡ 45.99 *

This book introduces a powerful system that explains how to run a company with a focus on continuous improvement.The results are a satisfied customer base, evolving products and an increase in revenue and profits. These factors determine the success for any company because business transformation involves making fundamental changes in how business is conducted to cope with shifts in the market environment. This a comprehensive book for valuable guidance on framing strategy and overcoming challenges for successful and sustainable implementation of a lean production system, daily management system and lean accounting system in companies to empower the managers to serve their customers with timely delivery of quality products while maximizing profits and easing workloads. The main challenge is ensuring operations colleagues in different functions understand the link between their daily work and the profit and loss statement. In addition, it illustrates how finance personnel can assist the operations team and be a part of the transformation journey. This book is not meant to impart theoretical knowledge of the lean production system, daily management and lean accounting, as there are many books already available that focus on the methodology instead of the implementation. This book empowers people in each function of a company, irrespective of which level they work in the company, and shows them the way to operate on a daily basis to achieve the company's strategy while simultaneously fulfilling their career goals. The book lays out a brief history of the evolution of lean concepts with a focus on lean accounting. This book guides the successful implementation and sustenance of lean and kaizen tools and provides answers to the questions: Who should lead the lean and kaizen implementation in the company? Where should the lean and kaizen journey begin? Which lean and kaizen tools should be implemented first? How important is capacity for the company? How much current capacity is wasted and how much free capacity is available? Where exactly are the resources being wasted in the company? How can the company reduce waste to release capacity for more production? Why should the daily management system and lean accounting system be implemented simultaneously with the lean production system? Why must managers understand the monetary value of their daily activities? Is there an easy way of making a profit and loss statement that is understood at each level in the company? Why is one-day closing of accounts important and how can it be done?

Brem, Alexander (ed.), Emerging Issues and Trends in Innovation and Technology Management. 456 pp. 2021:12 (World Scientific, SI) <669-521>
ISBN 978-981-12-4771-2 hard ¥29,752.- (税込) US$ 138.00 *

This book is a compilation of papers published in International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. The chapters in the book focus on recent developments in the field of innovation and technology management. Carefully selected on the basis of relevance, rigor and research, the chapters in the book take the readers through various emerging topics and trends in the field.Written in a simple and accessible manner, the chapters in this book will be of interest to academics, practitioners and general public interested in knowing about emerging trends in innovation and technology management.

Campbell-Stephens, Rosemary M., Educational Leadership and the Global Majority: Decolonising Narratives. 121 pp. 2021:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-522>
ISBN 978-3-030-88281-5 hard ¥14,120.- (税込) EUR 59.99

This book introduces a term for our times, 'Global Majority,' as conceptualised within the context of school leadership. It examines the processes and impact over time of racially-minoritising up to eighty-five percent of the world's population. The chapters illustrate how a decolonised cognitive reset from a minority to majority orientation moves practice from a place of subordination to one of agency and efficacy. By reconnecting the people of the Global Majority with their narratives and the social and historical linkages that they have always had, the book potentially contributes to a different globality; where interdependence is not driven by the economic greed of the minority, but the social and very human needs of the majority.

使命による経営　第2版
Cardona, Pablo / Rey, Carlos, Management by Missions: Connecting People to Strategy through Purpose. 2nd ed. 156 pp. 2021:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-523>
ISBN 978-3-030-83779-2 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-030-83782-2 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

A few decades ago, management thinking started to embrace the idea of purpose. The first edition of this book marked an important step in this trajectory; it drew attention to the need for managers to relate the concepts of ‘purpose’ and ‘missions’ to strategy, culture and leadership. In the years since, purpose and missions have become business imperatives ? not only in terms of remaining competitive but as core in the attempts to have a sustainable impact on the world. The second edition of Management by Missions is an open access book based on substantially more research carried out over fifteen years, involving more than 200 organizations around the world. All of this research supports that the practical models and ideas offered in the book have been tried and tested and actually work in practice. With case studies, anecdote and new research findings, the authors present the main tools of the MBM method (shared missions, missions scorecards, interdependency matrix, missions-based objectives and integral assessment) and the type of leadership needed to implement it. The ideas presented in this book mark a path towards a new management methodology for the XXI century and a new way of understanding the work that managers do.

Cele, Mlungisi B. G. / Luescher, Thierry M. / Fadiji, A. W., Innovation Policy at the Intersection: Global Debates and Local Experiences. 180 pp. 2020:3 (HSRC Pr., SA) <669-524>
ISBN 978-0-7969-2591-6 paper ¥6,899.- (税込) US$ 32.00 *

Worldwide, countries have to respond to local and global socio-technological shifts and needs, specifically the transformations wrought by a rapidly shifting understanding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Science, technology and innovation policy (STI) finds itself at the intersection of these local and global challenges. Innovation Policy at the Intersection: Global Debates and Local Experiences shows that a comprehensive rethink in STI policy-making is required - one that takes a systemic view of the varied challenges, and adopts an inclusive and holistic approach to STI policy. Such a rethink has to bring together the global and local, the theoretical and practical. The chapters in this book follow three broad concerns:The theories and approaches that have historically informed STI policy-making, along with the most influential current approaches in different country contexts; The development and application of comprehensive STI monitoring and evaluation systems as developed and implemented by various public agencies; andThe role and function of STI policy advisory bodies within their respective contexts. Innovation Policy at the Intersection provides a comparative lens of different theories and practices across a unique spectrum of national contexts, including Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Finland, Iran, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, South Korea, and Sweden.

Chaudhary, Kiran / Alam, Mansaf, Big Data Analytics: Applications in Business and Marketing. 261 pp. 2022:1 (Routledge, UK) <669-525>
ISBN 978-1-03-200788-5 hard ¥23,643.- (税込) GB￡ 82.99 *
ISBN 978-1-03-218766-2 paper ¥9,113.- (税込) GB￡ 31.99 *

Big Data Analytics: Applications in Business and Marketing explores the concepts and applications related to marketing and business as well as future research directions. It also examines how this emerging field could be extended to performance management and decision-making. Investment in business and marketing analytics can create value through proper allocation of resources and resource orchestration process. The use of data analytics tools can be used to diagnose and improve performance. The book is divided into five parts. The first part introduces data science, big data, and data analytics. The second part focuses on applications of business analytics including:Big data analytics and algorithmMarket basket analysisAnticipating consumer purchase behaviorVariation in shopping patternsBig data analytics for market intelligenceThe third part looks at business intelligence and features an evaluation study of churn prediction models for business Intelligence. The fourth part of the book examines analytics for marketing decision-making and the roles of big data analytics for market intelligence and of consumer behavior. The book concludes with digital marketing, marketing by consumer analytics, web analytics for digital marketing, and smart retailing. This book covers the concepts, applications and research trends of marketing and business analytics with the aim of helping organizations increase profitability by improving decision-making through data analytics.

Cleland Silva, Tricia / de Tarso Fonseca Silva, Paulo, Making Sense of Work Through Collaborative Storytelling: Building Narratives in Organisational Change. 124 pp. 2022:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-526>
ISBN 978-3-030-89445-0 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

Collective sense making starts with individual stories. Stories influence how we construct our sense of self in relation to others and our social environment, especially within the world of work. The stories we tell ourselves at work, particularly during times of change, impact our relationships and the collaboration with those who are engaged in the same work activities. Stories that we take for granted as "common sense" may not resonate with others, leading to conflict and tensions. This book focuses on the development of collaborative practices at work, and in organisations, through Collaborative Storytelling: from sharing stories to exchanging experiences and building a common narrative collectively. This open access book will be of interest to practitioners and academics working in the fields of adult education, equity and inclusion, human resource management, practice-based studies, organisational studies, qualitative research methods, sensemaking, storytelling, and workplace identity.

Coplan, Scott R., The Integrator: A Change Management Framework for Achieving Agile IT Project Success. 280 pp. 2022:3 (Productivity Pr., US) <669-527>
ISBN 978-1-03-222439-8 hard ¥41,310.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-43165-5 paper ¥11,962.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99 *

When a $145 million IT project failure pushes Los Angeles to the edge of financial meltdown, the County CEO asks Max McLellan, a harried IT project manager, aka The Integrator, for help. The County Board gives Max 30 days to identify the problem and find a solution. At first Max finds the usual missteps, but something bigger and darker beckons, an explosive source of project failure. He must do something different, rattling ghosts of previous County IT failures, uncloaking crookedness, and exposing truths that shatter careers.With some people rooting for his failure, Max battles to fit all the pieces together with the County team, applying his proven framework to define the problem, plan a solution and execute it successfully.It's common knowledge that barely 50% of IT projects succeed, per a 2017 Project Management Institute report. Equally well-known, approximately 70% of large-scale change management initiatives fail according to a 2017 McKinsey & Co. report. Given the challenge to overcome these low success rates, The Integrator offers a proven narrative on the organizational change framework for achieving Agile IT project management success based on the author's 45+ year client experiences and published research.The Integrator defines change management as the single overarching methodology integrating Agile IT and project management. It does this because all projects are about change - significant organizational and personal change. The people involved - their participation in and understanding and support of these changes - ultimately determine IT projects success or failure. In fact, while all IT projects are about change, successful projects change human behavior.The methodologies included in the framework, described in The Integrator, include: * Change management as defined by AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology). * Project management as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) standard. * IT management as derived from the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) standard.* Agile as defined by the Agile Alliance's Agile Manifesto.Written by a certified Project Management Professional and accredited change management practitioner, The Integrator chronicles the challenges involved in applying this framework in a real-world setting to achieve successful project implementation.

Das, Ravi, Business Recovery and Continuity in a Mega Disaster: Cybersecurity Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. 216 pp. 2022:4 (Auerbach, US) <669-529>
ISBN 978-1-03-224532-4 hard ¥29,914.- (税込) GB￡ 105.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-68573-7 paper ¥11,107.- (税込) GB￡ 38.99 *

The COVID-19 pandemic has had so many unprecedented consequences. The great global shift from office work to remote work is one such consequence, with which many information security professionals are struggling. Office workers have been hastily given equipment that has not been properly secured or must use personal devices to perform office work. The proliferation of videoconferencing has brought about new types of cyber-attacks. When the pandemic struck, many organizations found they had no, or old and unworkable, business continuity and disaster recovery plans.Business Recovery and Continuity in a Mega Disaster: Cybersecurity Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic reviews the COVID-19 pandemic and related information security issues. It then develops a series of lessons learned from this reviews and explains how organizations can prepare for the next global mega disaster. The following presents some of the key lessons learned:The lack of vetting for third party suppliers and vendorsThe lack of controls surrounding data privacy, especially as it relates to the personal identifiable information (PPI) data setsThe intermingling of home and corporate networksThe lack of a secure remote workforceThe emergence of supply chain attacks (e.g., Solar Winds)To address the issues raised in these lessons learned, CISOs and their security teams must have tools and methodologies in place to address the following:The need for incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity plansThe need for effective penetration testingThe importance of threat huntingThe need for endpoint securityThe need to use the SOAR modelThe importance of a zero-trust frameworkThis book provides practical coverage of these topics to prepare information security professionals for any type of future disaster. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the entire world to unprecedented and previously unimaginable levels. Many businesses, especially in the United States, were completely caught off guard, and they had no concrete plans put into place, from a cybersecurity standpoint, for how to deal with this mega disaster. This how-to book fully prepares CIOs, CISOs, and their teams for the next disaster, whether natural or manmade, with the various lessons that have been learned thus far from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Doumpos, Michalis / Ferreira, Fernando A. F. et al. (eds.), Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Development: Pursuing Economic Growth, Environmental Protection and Social Cohesion. (Multiple Criteria Decision Making) 222 pp. 2022:1 (Springer, GW) <669-530>
ISBN 978-3-030-89276-0 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This book presents a rich collection of studies on the analysis of sustainable development from a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) perspective, written by some of the most prominent authors in the field of MCDM/A. The book constitutes a unique international reference guide to the analysis, measurement, and management of sustainability in a multidimensional decision analysis context. Chiefly intended for academics and policymakers, it reflects some of the latest methodological advances in decision-making, which are illustrated in real-life applications to sustainability-related topics in both the private and public sector.

Duda, Joanna / Bernat, Tomasz (eds.), Science, Business and Universities: Cooperation, Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship. (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy) 264 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-531>
ISBN 978-1-03-219234-5 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Cooperation between science and business (S2B cooperation) is a very important issue from the points of view of the domestic economy, companies, and universities. This is mainly because such cooperation is a catalyst for faster and reliable development - not only of enterprises, but also of the entire economy. Thanks to S2B cooperation, enterprises can gain and commercialize new and ground-breaking solutions. Universities in turn can give their research a more practical dimension to increase its economic applicability, which helps universities prepare future staff to work in modern enterprises. The aim of this publication is to indicate how cooperation between universities and business can be implemented in an international dimension. It shows the role of modern universities in supporting the development of enterprise and entire economies as well as the role of modern enterprises that use resources located in universities (including knowledge resources). This unique combination has a positive impact on the results and developmental opportunities for each of them. Any potential obtained in this manner is the basis for creating a competitive advantage on the market.This book is devoted to a specific area of cooperation between enterprises and universities and will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship, knowledge management, international relations, and higher education.

Ernst, Ricardo / Haar, Jerry, From Me to We: How Shared Value Can Turn Companies Into Engines of Change. 210 pp. 2021:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <669-532>
ISBN 978-3-030-87423-0 hard ¥8,235.- (税込) EUR 34.99

Shared value is a management strategy in which companies find business opportunities in social problems. While philanthropy and CSR focus efforts focus on "giving back" or minimizing the harm business has on society, shared value focuses company leaders on maximizing the competitive value of solving social problems in new customers and markets, cost savings, talent retention, and more.This book takes the concept of shared value to the next level, with the concept of "Me to We" (also abbreviated as "M2W") and discusses the current state of the business-environment-government relationship and shows how the shared value model can contribute to each entity. Citing real cases and examples from multiple industries, the authors show that shared value promotes shareholder interests while serving as a successful business strategy. Chapters explore the emerging phenomenon of shared value, the shareholder-stakeholder comparisons, the role of government inthe stakeholder environment, shared value as it related to competitiveness, and operational issues such as implementation, communication, and leadership in their relationship to shared value.Readers will find useful strategies of Me to We and its implementation by firms that have become leaders in their market. They will receive ideas and insights into business strategies that will overshadow CSR activities as a differentiation or brand development strategy of the past.Featuring interviews with corporate executives offering their perspectives on shared value, this book will discuss shared value within the context of business and society, competitiveness, and globalization.

Ertelt, Bernd-Joachim / Schulz, William E. / Frey, A., Counsellor Competencies: Developing Counselling Skills for Education, Career and Occupation. 279 pp. 2022:2 (Springer, GW) <669-533>
ISBN 978-3-030-87412-4 hard ¥21,182.- (税込) EUR 89.99

Career and student counselling is a complex task that requires a high level of professionalism. This book introduces basic counselling skills in vocational and educational guidance. It is based on important scientific models. The book presents internationally recognized counselling approaches which include among others micro counselling, solution focused brief counselling and competence oriented counselling. It also addresses possibilities for the use of artificial intelligence. The book offers direct guidance for the consulting practice and supports competence development through case studies, tasks and didactically designed exercises. It is suitable as a guide for the training of consulting professionals in the field of career guidance.

Falsarone, Alessia, The Impact Challenge: Reframing Sustainability for Businesses. (Impactful Data Science) 184 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-534>
ISBN 978-1-03-207950-9 hard ¥31,339.- (税込) GB￡ 110.00 *

This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance metrics that generate lasting enterprise value. Inspired by the experience of practitioners that have successfully influenced the learning behaviors of complex organizations, this book helps readers drive systemic innovations as they leverage sustainability initiatives in a programmatic and intentional manner.Features: Defines a toolkit to generate sustainable business value by focusing on the organizational design underpinning sustainability-oriented initiatives. Provides a multidisciplinary lens on shaping the impact dialogue through applied frameworks. Discusses the need to analytically identify an organizational learning curve before developing impact targets and framing sustainability commitments around them. Combines theory and practice in a practical style by presenting a variety of real-life applications at a global level.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Fellenz, Martin R. / Hoidn, Sabine / Brady, Mairead (eds.), The Future of Management Education. (Routledge Advances in Management Learning and Education) 272 pp. 2022:4 (Routledge, UK) <669-535>
ISBN 978-0-367-55972-4 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-55971-7 paper ¥10,538.- (税込) GB￡ 36.99 *

To remain relevant, management education must reflect the realities that influence its subject matter, management, while at the same time addressing societal needs and expectations. Faced by powerful drivers of change, many of which are amplified by the immense turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, an assessment of where management education stands and where it is going is timely. This book brings together management education scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders to identify trends and to critically analyse key challenges from their respective perspectives. They consider the requirements for providing relevant management education in the future and explore changes and opportunities around themes such as responsibility, sustainability, innovation, competitive strategy, and technological change. The different perspectives of the authors contribute distinct insights and form a fascinating kaleidoscope of reflections on the present and predictions and prescriptions for the future of management education. The result is a comprehensive volume that will be essential reading for scholars and administrators committed to the growth and development of management education. It also will be of keen interest to management educators as well as management learners who will shape and be shaped by the management education of the future.

Helmold, Marc / Dathe, Tracy / Hummel, Florian, Successful Negotiations: Best-in-Class Recommendations for Breakthrough Negotiations. 254 pp. 2021:12 (Springer, GW) <669-536>
ISBN 978-3-658-35700-9 hard ¥20,005.- (税込) EUR 84.99 *

Use this book to improve your negotiation strategiesIf you want to position yourself advantageously in your company in the long term, you have to master negotiation strategies. Gain a decisive advantage over your business partners and learn everything about successful negotiation with this book. The authors provide a valuable overview of concrete negotiation situations in industry and business and show ways to achieve successful negotiation breakthroughs. Their book systematically and logically brings together the following aspects:Negotiation preparation Conducting negotiationsNegotiation psychologySuccess in negotiationsIn addition to the structured approach in a six-phase model, the authors also explain in a practical and clear manner all the psychological and non-verbal tools that lead to a successful negotiation conclusion. The authors have many years of profound international management experience and provide helpful recommendations on how to effectively take intercultural elements into account in negotiations.The contents of the book at a glanceLearn to negotiate successfully and acquire in-depth knowledge in the following areas: Negotiation conceptsNegotiation management and preparationBest-in-class negotiationsAppropriate tools and tactics in negotiationsAnalysis techniques of non-verbal communicationNegotiations in an international contextNegotiations in the face of financial difficulties and the threat of insolvencyNegotiations in complex projects.Who should read this book on successful negotiations? With its structured approach, the book is particularly recommended for employees in development, quality management, purchasing, production, marketing and sales. But also project managers, executives and entrepreneurs who repeatedly have to negotiate customers or suppliers about performance features of products and services will benefit from this book, because here they learn the negotiation techniques with which they can convince in important discussions. The symbiosis of theory and practice also makes this work suitable for use in higher education and provides professors, teaching staff and students in an international context with an overview of the subject.This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Erfolgreiche Verhandlungen by Marc Helmold, Florian Hummel and Tracy Dathe published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.