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

Palazzo, Maria / Micozzi, Alessandra, Rethinking Decision-Making Strategies and Tools: Emerging Research and Opportunities. 156 pp. 2024:2 (Emerald, UK) <710-373>
ISBN 978-1-83797-205-0 hard ¥22,638.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Rethinking Decision-Making Strategies and Tools: Emerging Research and Opportunities analyses established decision-making tools, and on the necessity to re-arrange and re-evaluate some of them. The authors propose a new matrix with eight quadrants of the dynamic SWOT analysis. The new tool also considers three dimensions: (1) Actual - Potential, (2) Positive - Negative and (3) Internal - External. Applications for this revised matrix are offered in a range of relevant case studies, along with examples from a wide range of industries and firms to illustrate the many dimensions of decision-making tools and theories. Readers will be able to compare, contrast and comprehend whether the 'decision making strategies and tools' from different lenses are delivered similarly, or otherwise, in different parts of the world. The text includes an interesting mix of theory, primary research findings, and practice that will appeal to students, academics, and practitioners alike.

Parmentola, Adele / Tutore, Ilaria, Industry 4.0 Technologies for Environmental Sustainability: Intended and Unintended Consequences. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance) 76 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-374>
ISBN 978-3-031-40009-4 hard ¥28,244.- (税込) EUR 119.99 *

Industry 4.0 technologies are expected to have a positive impact on the global economy by promoting autonomous interoperability, agility, flexibility, decision-making, efficiency or cost reduction, which are also expected to be resource efficient. However, new and emerging technologies can also have potentially harmful social and environmental impacts that must be considered.The goal of this book is to provide a deeper understanding of how Industry 4.0 technologies can benefit or harm the environmental sustainability of companies. To this end, it presents a classification of Industry 4.0 technologies and evaluates for each typology the positive and negative aspects of their implementation. Thus, the book considers Industry 4.0 technology and environmental sustainability from the perspective of management on the one hand and from the perspective of technology users on the other. The book is of interest to researchers from various disciplines who approach Industry 4.0 technologies from a business perspective, and on the other hand to managers and strategic consultants who want to promote sustainable change in their companies.

Patnaik, Srikanta / Pallotta, V. / Tajeddini, K. (eds.), Global Trends in Technology Startup Project Development and Management: From Innovation to Startup Creation. (Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management) 205 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-375>
ISBN 978-3-031-40323-1 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

Innovative ideas provide solutions to problems that creators are passionate about, which stimulates the decision of technology-based company creation. This book explores the fundamental elements and economic valuation of technology-based startups and their immediate ecosystems. It covers all the phases and the required competencies for technological startup creation and development. This book also provides a comprehensive coverage of methods and recommendations for defining and assessing opportunities to create new tech companies for many young researchers or students aspiring to be innovators. Featuring contributions from financial market analysts, business professionals, and venture capitalists, this book benefits readers from different disciplines, technical or non-technical, associated with tech startup projects.

Rajagopal / Behl, Ramesh (eds.), Paradigm Shift in Business: Critical Appraisal of Agile Management Practices. (Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth) 371 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-376>
ISBN 978-3-031-40438-2 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book discusses the socialization of business as a corporate philosophy to understand customers and stakeholders in order to motivate co-creating value-based business performance. Reviewing a wide range of literature, it analyzes emerging theories of agility in business, corporate social responsibility, social learning, and value co-creation.Divided into 5 sections, this volume deliberates upon critical success factors of firms, which include diversity and cross-functionality by managing the triple and quadruple bottom-line. It argues that timely deployment of streamlined crowd-based marketing strategies in chaotic markets enhance the effects of social innovation and reduce growing complexities in global and regional markets. Presenting new insights on developing agile business models using both aggressive (crowd-driven) and defensive (competitive) marketing strategies in the agile business models, this edited work discusses how contemporary businesses adapt to agile strategies and integrate people, profit, and corporate citizenship behavior.

Ramadani, Veland / Alserhan, B. / Dana, L.-P. et al. (eds.), Research on Islamic Business Concepts: Proceedings of the 13th Global Islamic Marketing Conference, October 2022. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics) 352 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-377>
ISBN 978-981-9951-17-8 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This proceedings volume presents selected chapters from the 13th Global Islamic Marketing Conference, featuring contributions from renowned experts from around the world. The chapters offer an up-to-date overview of research and insights into Islamic business practices, with a specific focus on Islamic marketing and entrepreneurship strategies. Authored by experts hailing from diverse countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and Morocco, the chapters collectively provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Covering a wide range of topics including understanding Muslim consumer behavior and marketing, halal tourism and healthcare, entrepreneurship and business in Muslim societies, women empowerment and entrepreneurship, Islamic ethics and values in organizations, psychological factors and social issues, technology and future trends, and social and labor issues in Muslim societies, this book encompasses a global perspective on the subject matter. With the expertise and diverse backgrounds of the contributing authors, this book serves as an invaluable resource for researchers interested in delving into the intricacies of Islamic business practices. It also offers valuable insights and practical implications for business consultants seeking a deep understanding of conducting business in Islam-oriented regions. The collective knowledge and experiences shared by these renowned experts contribute to a comprehensive exploration of the topic, making this volume a significant contribution to the field of Islamic marketing and business studies.

Rezaei, Jafar / Brunelli, Matteo / Mohammadi, Majid (eds.), Advances in Best-Worst Method: Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Best-Worst Method (BWM2023). (Lecture Notes in Operations Research) 247 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-378>
ISBN 978-3-031-40327-9 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This proceedings book contains selected papers from the Fourth International Workshop on Best-Worst Method (BWM2023), held in Delft, the Netherlands, from 8 to 9 June 2023. It presents recent advancements in theory and applications of the Best-Worst Method (BWM). It provides valuable insights on why and how to use BWM in a diverse set of applications including health, energy, supply chain management, and engineering. The book highlights the use of BWM in different settings including single decision-making vs group decision-making, full information vs incomplete and uncertain situations. Academics and practitioners who are involved in multi-criteria decision-making and decision analysis benefit from the papers published in this book.

Riley, Christopher / Tozzi, Christopher, The Power of Developer Advocacy: Becoming, Starting and Scaling. 106 pp. 2023:11 (Apress, US) <710-379>
ISBN 978-1-4842-9596-0 paper ¥10,589.- (税込) EUR 44.99

Sen, Kakoli / Routray, Surekha / Mitra, Nayan et al. (eds.), Diversity and Inclusion in the Start-Up Ecosystem. (Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management) 183 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-381>
ISBN 978-981-9953-65-3 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book is about the lack of inclusion in the startup ecosystem for women entrepreneurs in India as well as the world due to which the challenges they face and how we can create inclusive ecosystem for women as well as other marginalised sections of the society. The twelve chapters of the book address a wide range of areas such as how entrepreneurship education may help create higher entrepreneurial intentions and how mentoring can help these first-time entrepreneurs set up, manage, sustain, and scale their startup. The international chapter authors in this book have written from different parts of the world such as Israel, Germany etc. and shared the challenges women or people from other marginalized sections of the society such as People with Disabilities across the world face. Some of the authors have written about sustainable businesses such as Green startups and green finance, revival of age old crafts by way of Diversity and Inclusion, how Covid has impacted women entrepreneurs and others. The chapters also offer action points that government, policy makers, incubators, accelerators, investors, universities can take up and create an integrated and inclusive eco-system that will offer end to end solutions for creating entrepreneurial intention among people from all walks of the society irrespective of gender, age, social status, disabilities, caste or creed. Anyone who is interested in becoming an entrepreneur or wants to help others who have entrepreneurial intention should read this book and see how it could benefit them as well as where and how they could contribute. Any corporate with an aim to extend their CSR activities and support these startups could learn how some other corporates are doing this. Aspirational women entrepreneurs could read it and find support at the right places.

Shrivastava, Apoorvi / Bhusan, Amlan (eds.), Sustainable Boardrooms: Democratising Governance and Technology for Society and Economy. (Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Management) 173 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-382>
ISBN 978-981-9948-36-9 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book discusses various interactions in sustainability and development sector and presents thematic approach, progress, models, cases, disruptions and innovations, and regulatory and institutional evolution. It attempts to document how certain schools of thought, models of engagement, methods-platforms-practices, and impact on the society and brings together varying theoretical debates, practicing models, and instruments of transformation in green governance. Green governance principles entail perception of the most basic premises of economic, political, and legal orders, as well as cultural orders. Sustainable policy making demands a whole of government approach in decision-making processes. Further, inclusiveness and 'green' consciousness of corporate boardrooms are paramount, without which, effective socially responsible, business practices are absurd. Human resource development shaped, on sustainable corporate ethics, require well-trained sustainability specialists, managers that can think 'green' in their overall decision making which are essential for green governance. The book attempts to create a functional interpretive repertoire of stories, commentaries, life experiences, and reflections of corporate leaders, academics, and practicing consultants, on how they interpret sustainability and their decision-making processes. These stories and thoughts help create a functional academic construct, which will assist academics teach 'green' competencies to business school students better and entrepreneurs to learn the idea of sustainable growth.

Singh, Nadia / Vu, Mai Chi / Chu, Irene et al. (eds.), Faith Traditions and Sustainability: New Views and Practices for Environmental Protection. (Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership) 264 pp. 2023:12 (Springer, GW) <710-383>
ISBN 978-3-031-41244-8 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Srinivasan, R., Platform Business Models for Executives. 2nd ed. (Management for Professionals) 146 pp. 2023:8 (Springer, GW) <710-384>
ISBN 978-981-9949-09-0 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

This book takes a practice approach to studying platform business models. Drawing from the growing academic literature as well as the practice world, this book intends to provide a framework for analysing platform business firms. Leveraging on the early literature on network economics (that was largely analytical) and the popular writing about new organizations, this book takes a strategic perspective. It answers the five big strategy questions about platform business firms: a. What are platform business models, and how are they different from others; b. How do platform business firms operate, and what value do they create? To whom and how; c. What are those resources that platforms possess and leverage to create and sustain their competitive advantage over others; d. Why and how are they successful? Why do they perform differently from others? What metrics of performance should we use to study and analyse their performance; e. Is this business model sustainable? What determines the longevity of such firms? What are the regulatory and social challenges that these platform business firms face? How do regulators and the larger society manage the disproportionate power distribution among such firms?The book is strategic in nature and highlights the resources defining the strategies of successful platform business firms. In doing so, it provides a field guide for entrepreneurs and managers embarking on building a platform, by providing a portfolio of decisions to make. Though the frameworks could be generalized, the book focuses on platform businesses, rather than societal platforms. With a few extensions, it is possible that these frameworks could be easily applied to non-profit and or social enterprises as well.

Teboul, James / Damier, Philippe, Neuroleadership: Creative Leadership with a Focus on the Brain. 183 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-385>
ISBN 978-981-9951-21-5 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

This book illustrates, through a number of examples from different domains, how to put in place a disciplined process to develop a creative leadership approach. Today's managers seem to have all the tools at their disposal, leadership training, seminars and executive coaching, to exercise effective leadership, but most continue to take the easy path of raw authority, neglecting the interwoven texture of leadership and followership. The classic models of leadership fail routinely because leaders find it hard to develop an effective way of motivating their followers and do not realize how far they are conditioned by the limitations and biases hardwired in their brains. Just like sports professionals who need a good understanding of their body, leaders need to practice and explore the capabilities of their brains. With some knowledge in the latest discoveries in Neurosciences and mastery of their cognitive predispositions, leaders can draw on a range of resources to engage all parties in learning and collaborating towards common goals and create a culture based on cooperation and innovation. Ideal for organizations or associations, private or public companies, this book offers practical advice on neuroleadership through examples of successful transformation including a case study at Netflix.

Tran, Quoc Trung, Dividend Policy: A Business Perspective. 196 pp. 2024:2 (Emerald, UK) <710-387>
ISBN 978-1-83797-988-2 hard ¥22,638.- (税込) US$ 105.00 *

Dividend Policy: A Business Perspective explores the critical role of the business environment in shaping corporate decisions, with a specific focus on dividend policy. A typical business environment commonly has three levels: The first level, the internal environment, encompasses all factors within the firm's control. This includes corporate operations, resources, and the interests of internal stakeholders, including shareholders, the board of directors, the CEO, and employees. The second level is the industry environment or micro-environment, involving external individuals and organizations tied to the firm's operations. The third level, the macro-environment, comprises external and general conditions affecting all firms in the economy. Each level, significantly impact dividend decisions in their own unique way. Here, the PESTEL model is employed to analyse six key factors: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal. Author Quoc Trung Tran delves into the impact of these factors on dividend policy, focusing particularly on the role of technological factors, where theoretical mechanisms and empirical evidence are currently lacking. Written with a finance and treasury readership in mind, this work will appeal to students, educators, researchers, managers, and policymakers alike.

Valeri, Marco (ed.), Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing: Business Strategies and an Emerging Theoretical Field. (Contributions to Management Science) 200 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <710-388>
ISBN 978-3-031-37867-6 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book contains a collection of chapters that provide new insights into traditional paradigms, approaches, and methods, as well as more recent innovative studies in knowledge management. It investigates the historical root of such interaction and how it evolved over time. The book examines the ability of an organization to recognize the value of new external information and knowledge, assimilate and apply them, which plays a critical role in determining innovative output. It introduces and highlights the importance of knowledge-sharing performance. In particular, it analyzes the knowledge-sharing process and its impact on the innovation capability and innovation performance of the firms. The book is an interesting read for both researchers and practitioners in this field.

持続可能性のためのビジネス　第1巻：戦略的方法と管理的アプローチ
Vrontis, Demetris / Thrassou, Alkis et al. (eds.), Business for Sustainability. Volume I: Strategic Avenues and Managerial Approaches. (Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business) 280 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-389>
ISBN 978-3-031-37360-2 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

Part of a two-volume work, this book explores how businesses shape, and are shaped by, sustainability forces and phenomena. These evolutionary transformations have driven scholars, practitioners and decision makers to pay increased attention to sustainability as an integral part of business development. Consequently, and congruently, companies, organisations and governments are modifying their philosophy, processes, activities, and communications, at both the micro- and macro-foundational levels, to comply and adapt to the new realities.Reflecting the purpose of the series, both volumes offer a cross-section of multi-disciplinary perspectives within business studies. Volume 1 focuses on strategic and managerial approaches to sustainability in business, including accounts on the historic origins of sustainability and its contemporary corporate sustainable models. Volume 2 explores, more contextually, how business and social sustainability constitute indivisible and inextricable components of the same nexus. Taken together, they offer an original perspective on how businesses can help achieve the SDG goals and targets.

持続可能性のためのビジネス　第2巻：コンテクスト的進化と解明
Vrontis, Demetris / Thrassou, Alkis et al. (eds.), Business for Sustainability. Volume II: Contextual Evolution and Elucidation. (Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business) 294 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-390>
ISBN 978-3-031-37364-0 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This two-volume edited work explores how businesses shape, and are shaped by, sustainability forces and phenomena. Major global developments are inexorably being led by a sustainability agenda, which, in itself constitutes an integral part of business evolution. And as context shapes content, shifts in society have gradually given rise to new regulations, new types of markets, environmental-excellence criteria for businesses, new economic standards, and a wide range of green technologies.Reflecting the purpose of the series, both volumes offer a cross-section of multi-disciplinary perspectives within business studies. Volume 1 focuses on strategic and managerial approaches to sustainability in business, including accounts on the historic origins of sustainability and its contemporary corporate sustainable models. Volume 2 explores, more contextually, how business and social sustainability constitute indivisible and inextricable components of the same nexus. Taken together, they offer an original perspective on how businesses can help achieve the SDG goals and targets.

Walters, David W. / Helman, Deborah A., The Value Chain Network: Unlocking Organizational Excellence through Effective Operating Models. (Future of Business and Finance) 392 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-391>
ISBN 978-3-031-37999-4 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

This book explores how the network sustainable business model is being built in response to the significant changes that are increasing strategic effectiveness and operating efficiency. Incorporating the new post-COVID19 digital landscape, it synthesizes the outputs of practitioner oriented publications and integrates these with classic concepts in operations strategy to provide a unique perspective on value generally, and the value chain network as a part of the business model in the Industry 4.0/5.0 environment specifically. Including illustrative case examples and pursuing a unique workbook approach, each chapter is built around a set of diagrams, making the concepts more accessible for graduate business students and practitioners alike.

Yamoah, Fred A. / Haque, Adnan ul (eds.), Corporate Management Ecosystem in Emerging Economies: Global Perspectives. 436 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-393>
ISBN 978-3-031-41577-7 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Emerging economies, as actively changing societies, invoke questions about the future direction for national and global development as well as equitable economic growth. In this book, the Editors argue that understanding the corporate management ecosystem of emerging economies is key to business success in the globalized economy.Discussing the key attributes of emerging economies (for example, population dynamics, labour and production patterns, employment, and foreign direct investment) and the connection with governance, marketing, innovation management, and supply chain research and practice, the book highlights the distinctiveness of corporate management dynamics in comparison with existing knowledge that is dominated by developed country frameworks.The book offers twenty-one case studies that cover examples of corporate management research and practice in both local and international companies, making this a valuable resource for students, academics and industry stakeholders.

Zarifis, Alex / Ktoridou, D. / Efthymiou, L. et al. (eds.), Business Digital Transformation: Selected Cases from Industry Leaders. 193 pp. 2023:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-394>
ISBN 978-3-031-33664-5 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Digital transformation involves the union of technological change and innovative technologies and is about constant innovation, evolution and acceleration. While it is true that technology is an enabler of digital transformation, transformation often involves people, process, and technology. This collected volume addresses organizational challenges and pitfalls experienced during the implementation of, and experimentation with, digital transformation. The collection reveals examples, experiences, and best practices in the business sector where the grounds of digital transformation were set. The contributors provide taxonomies as well as historical points of digital transformation in the business sector, along with their impact on selected corporate entities, as well as including cases and best practices from industry leaders. The interrelation among people, technology needs, and organizational structures are the major themes of this edited book. It will be of great value to students and scholars of digital business, innovation, strategic management and sustainability.

Zhizhuan Commercial Research Institute (ed.), How Digital Intelligence Drives Business Growth. (Management for Professionals) 380 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-395>
ISBN 978-981-9942-98-5 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99 *

Zsolnai, Laszlo / Walker, Thomas / Shrivastava, Paul (eds.), Value Creation for a Sustainable World: Innovating for Ecological Regeneration and Human Flourishing. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth) 316 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-397>
ISBN 978-3-031-38015-0 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

The ecological, social and technological challenges of the Anthropocene require developing and implementing new economic, business, and financial models to create sustainable value for a wide range of stakeholders including nature, society, and future generations. This book defines 'sustainable value creation' as bringing forth products, services, organizational forms, processes, actions, and policies which satisfy real social needs and contribute to the ecological regeneration of nature. The book collects and analyzes innovative economic, business, and social models of sustainable value creation globally. It critically examines the existing mainstream models of business and financial value creation. In reviewing both traditional and sustainability-oriented models, it focuses on both the challenges and opportunities inherent in a possible shift from models based on single-stakeholder wealth creation to models that propagate multidimensional value creation. Part of the Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business in Association with Future Earth series, this book aims to engage academics, and business and civil society practitioners to discuss innovative value creation models for a sustainable world. Interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange will be facilitated to inspire and cross-fertilize different knowledge and action fields as well as to promote intergenerational dialogue about the prospects of the human-earth system.

Wantante Settuba-Male, Fred / Tatone, Gia R. (eds.), Leadership and Calling Through the Prism of Scripture: A Phenomenological Study of Biblical Leaders. (Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business) 287 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-156>
ISBN 978-3-031-41408-4 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This volume offers phenomenological studies that examine the lived experiences of biblical leaders, emphasizing external summons and a pro-social intention while offering suggestions for future research. Part 1 focuses on various aspects of divine calling and leadership, covering topics such as the calling of biblical prophets like Jeremiah and Samuel, and the downfall of Solomon. Part 2 explores successful biblical leadership and followership from a qualitative, phenomenological lens, analyzing the experiences of Abraham, Paul, and Samson. Part 3 presents both positive and negative portrayals of biblical leadership, demonstrating how both types can lead to social justice outcomes. Presenting a Christian perspective of the relationship between the leaders and their sense of calling, this book employs a phenomenological approach to investigate the significance of various aspects of God's calling, such as the leader's discernment of the calling, predictors of a leader's calling, the social-cultural influences of the calling, the relationship between personality traits and calling, and the evolution of a leader's calling. This book will contribute to scholarly discussions related to meaningful work, workplace satisfaction, employee engagement, and responsible leadership.

Braunerhjelm, Pontus / Henrekson, Magnus, Unleashing Society's Innovative Capacity: An Integrated Policy Framework. (International Studies in Entrepreneurship 55) 182 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-163>
ISBN 978-3-031-42755-8 hard ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99
ISBN 978-3-031-42758-9 paper ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This is an open access book. Europe faces significant challenges in the coming decades: geopolitical, demographic, technological, increased competition, climate-related, and health issues due to an aging population, to mention a few. Given these challenges, technological progress and new ways of handling complex issues will be key to continued prosperity and growth. To accomplish a growth process driven by innovation and entrepreneurship, the institutional environment must take into account a multitude of different policy areas that interact to either strengthen or weaken an economy's innovative potential. Innovation is not only about R&D and higher education but is also intimately related to entrepreneurship. Similarly, entrepreneurship is not only about low start-up costs and favorable tax rates. Hence, a consistent and coordinated policy environment conducive to innovation and entrepreneurship is required to translate innovation into high-growth firms and macro-level growth. This book presents the basic cornerstones required to provide a policy regime that can nurture such dynamics. The authors draw extensively on empirical analysis of the development of the Swedish economy, which has been transformed from a so-called "sclerosis" state in the 1980s until the early 1990s to an economy characterized by successful entrepreneurship and innovation. This transformation resulted from a reform agenda that has been gradually rolled out, beginning in the mid-1980s. The authors argue that the Swedish experience provides useful lessons for other nations as well.

Faghih, Nezameddin (ed.), Time and Fractals: Perspectives in Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Management. (Contributions to Management Science) 210 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-169>
ISBN 978-3-031-38187-4 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This edited volume discusses time and fractal phenomena in economics, entrepreneurship, and management. Chapters embrace a wide spectrum of topics, such as time series analysis of entrepreneurial orientation, theoretical research on the effectiveness of time management in dynamics of employee-organization relationship, the degradation of goals over time and how ambiguity and managerial cognition shape distributions of project time and cost, and fractal characteristics in energy markets and organizations. Revealing emerging aspects of time and fractals across disciplines, this volume demonstrates their significance in advancing economics, entrepreneurship, and management research. As such, this text will be useful for academics, researchers, management professionals and policy makers.

シェアリング・エコノミーにおけるサービスの質へのソーシャルメディアの影響に関する研究
Budz, Sonia, Research Regarding the Influence of Social Media on the Quality of Services in the Sharing Economy. (Sustainable Management, Wertschoepfung und Effizienz) 236 pp. 2023:8 (Springer Gabler, GW) <710-183>
ISBN 978-3-658-42327-8 paper ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99

The paper coordinated by Prof. Dr. Bogdan Cristian Onete is a topical subject in the context of the present informational era. It suggests a distinct approach regarding social media and the peer-to-peer platforms from the perspective of the quality of services and collaborative consumption. The research of the paper includes a quantitative research regarding the implications of peer-to-peer platforms concerning the consumer, and a qualitative research with regards to social media and its degree of influence on the quality of services. This research presents many interesting findings regarding the consumer perception of quality of services in the context of the sharing economy. These findings are valuable for all parties working in the domain of the sharing economy or collaborative consumption.

自動車産業におけるグリーンな移行
Cabigiosu, Anna / Lanzini, Pietro (eds.), The Green Transition of the Automotive Industry: From Technological Sustainable Innovation to Mobility Servitization. 97 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-184>
ISBN 978-3-031-37199-8 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99 *

This edited collection offers deeper understanding of the green and digital transition in the automotive industry. It explains how mobility products, services and business models are changing, the opportunities and threats correlated to this double transition as well as the competences and resources needed for firms in this fluid scenario. The book firstly provides an in-depth overview of the strategic and managerial implications for automotive and mobility incumbent firms. Chapters describe how sustainable technologies have been changing over time and identify the challenges of the shift imposed by the new competitive environment, such as the so-called servitization of the industry. The second section describes the new drivers of growth and profitability, such as open and collaborative innovation, and provides guidance on how incumbents can surf this turbulent landscape.

Mishra, Prashant / Sharma, Ashu / Khanra, S. et al. (eds.), Digital Economy Post COVID-19 Era: Proceedings of 8th Conference of Indian Academy of Management (INDAM2023), Mumbai, India 2023. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics) 1033 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-189>
ISBN 978-981-9901-96-8 hard ¥42,368.- (税込) EUR 179.99 *

This book presents the future directions of the digital economy post Covid-19 era. The chapters of this book cover contemporary topics on digital economy and digital initiatives undertaken by various organizations. Overall, the book shares insights on how organizations can adapt and transform their processes, structure, and strategies to remain relevant and competitive in the new business and economic environment. These insights also emerge from multidisciplinary discussions in various management domains, such as, consumer behaviour and marketing, economics, finance and accounting, entrepreneurship and small business management, environmental, social and governance compliance, future of work, human resource management, leadership, inclusive workforce, information systems and decision sciences, international business and strategy, and operations and supply chain management.

Tepavcevic, Sanja, Diversity of Migrant Entrepreneurship in Varieties of European Capitalism: Post-Soviet Entrepreneurship in Austria, Spain and Hungary. 157 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-190>
ISBN 978-3-031-31096-6 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book explores the role of entrepreneurship in economic and social integration of post-Soviet immigrants in the European Union, and the ways in which national institutions influence these processes. The book traces the development of economic models and immigration policies in Austria, Spain, and Hungary and their influence on post-Soviet immigration and entrepreneurship in these countries.As such, the book provides an interdisciplinary approach in the study of institutions relevant to students, researchers and practitioners interested in the economics of migration, labor economics, and the political economy.

Alkaabi, Khaula / Ramadani, Veland (eds.), Family Business Cases: Insights and Perspectives from the United Arab Emirates. (Springer Business Cases) 231 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <710-210>
ISBN 978-3-031-39251-1 hard ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99 *

This book provides insights into family businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using a unique collection of case studies that help gain a comprehensive understanding of UAE family firms' profiles and the ways they respond to everyday challenges and future disruptions. Cases treat different issues from the perspective of family businesses, such as succession, innovation, decision-making, strategic orientation, corporate governance, spatial distribution, SDG alignment, etc. Each case contains learning objectives, discussion questions, and suggested readings in order to help readers understand the topic discussed in the respective cases. This book also showcases the five business ecosystem stakeholders that have supported family businesses in the UAE, such as the UAE Government, free zone authorities, university and research institutions, support agencies, and venture capital companies.Professionals as well as MBA students and researchers involved in the study offamily businesses will particularly benefit from this book.

Schmidt, Thomas / Pfaffenberger, Kay / Liebing, S. (eds.), Practical Handbook Business in Africa. 299 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-220>
ISBN 978-3-658-42517-3 paper ¥15,297.- (税込) EUR 64.99

Africa is a continent on the upswing, developing great economic momentum. If German companies want to participate in Africa's upswing, they need to be familiar with some special features. This book shows the way to successful business in Africa. It is a practical, yet scientifically based guide for all entrepreneurs and economically interested parties who want to be successful in Africa. It combines the experience of many companies with the scientific perspective and findings of the Centre for Business and Technology in Africa at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences.In the 2nd edition new developments on the African continent are taken up and current answers are given to the classical questions, which each actor must answer for itself, which wants to be economically successful in Africa: WHY Africa is interesting for the business, WHERE the largest chances of success exist, HOW to proceed and WHICH approaches for the future organization of the economic relations between Germany and Africa are promising.The book describes how to invest in Africa and bundles the current experiences of managers of large corporations and family businesses with a long history on the continent.

ファジィ・ビジネス・モデルとESGリスク
Ziolo, Magdalena (ed.), Fuzzy Business Models and ESG Risk: Offering a Sustainable Perspective on Companies and Financial Institutions. (Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance) 117 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-231>
ISBN 978-3-031-40574-7 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This book discusses fuzzy business models and focuses on using fuzzy logic in business processes from the perspective of financial institutions when integrating ESG factors and risk. Developing and examining sustainable business models requires an appropriate methodology that would consider the specificity of business models because the measurement of this phenomenon is often based on values from specific ranges and requires a fuzzy approach. According to the law, regulations, and recommendations, financial institutions and businesses must incorporate Environmental Social Governance factors and ESG risk in their decision-making process. Sustainable financial institutions include ESG risk in their risk management system, strategies, and policies. As a result, they hope to mitigate ESG risk and create sustainable value in their business models with an impact on sustainable value creation. This book discusses this phenomenon in detail.One of the first on the market to address the issue of fuzzy business models, the book also deals comprehensively with the fuzzy logic in modeling business processes, decision-making processes, and business models using examples from financial institutions, and will be of interest to researchers, professors, and students of sustainable finance, banking, and sustainable development alongside corporate sustainability.

Kayakutlu, Guelguen / Kayalica, M. Oezguer (eds.), Decision Making Using AI in Energy and Sustainability: Methods and Models for Policy and Practice. (Applied Innovation and Technology Management) 312 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-246>
ISBN 978-3-031-38386-1 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99 *

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a huge impact on science and technology, including energy, where access to resources has been a source of geopolitical conflicts. AI can predict the demand and supply of renewable energy, optimize efficiency in energy systems, and improve the management of natural energy resources, among other things. This book explores the use of AI tools for improving the management of energy systems and providing sustainability with smart cities, smart facilities, smart buildings, smart transportation, and smart houses. Featuring research from International Federation for Information Processing's (IFIP) "AI in Energy and Sustainability" working group, this book provides new models and algorithms for AI applications in energy and sustainability fields. Any short-term, mid-term and long-term forecasting, optimization models, trend foresights and prescriptions based on scenarios are studied in the energy world and the smart systems for sustainability. The contents of this book are valuable for energy researchers, academics, scholars, practitioners and policy makers.

Babka, Stefanie, Social Media for Leaders?: Your team can steer the boat but you need chart the course. 211 pp. 2023:10 (Springer Gabler, GW) <710-347>
ISBN 978-3-658-42350-6 paper ¥16,474.- (税込) EUR 69.99

This book provides you with a concise and accurate overview of the key business challenges, opportunities and risks related to social media. Regardless of the type and size of company or department you manage, whether you offer industrial goods, consumer goods or services - social media is a factor you should monitor and manage. Stefanie Babka helps you ask yourself and your employees the right questions, find answers and thus face the internal challenges. Because social media is a management task. For example, the following questions are highlighted: Are you aware of the risks of uncoordinated and improper use of social media by your employees in their private or professional lives? Have you taken everything into account in terms of data protection law, or do you already have one foot in jail as a manager? Are you spending too much money on social media campaigns? Do you have the right social media strategy? Is it aligned with your company's goals? Are you in control or does social media anarchy reign in your company? What opportunities and risks do internal social media applications bring for collaboration in teams or organizational units? How can social media be used as a strategic management tool? Social media concerns every company. Whether you like it or not. For the 2nd edition, all contents have been revised and the chapter "As a manager on the social web" has been expanded to include, among other things, the topic of virtual management and leading virtual teams.

Chakraborty, Achin / Chakraborty, Indrani (eds.), Indian Business Groups and Other Corporations: Comparative Organisational Perspectives on Indian Corporate Firms. (India Studies in Business and Economics) 292 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-351>
ISBN 978-981-9950-40-9 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book contributes to growing literature on the role of business groups in the development of corporate sector and contains perspectives from the Indian economy. It brings together an array of well-researched papers that provide a comprehensive understanding of evolution and nature of the Indian business groups, as well as various aspects of their functioning. All chapters are primarily empirical, use appropriate quantitative techniques and are strongly grounded in relevant theories. This fine combination of data, techniques and theories is expected to provide the reader with in-depth understanding of the complex structures and behaviour of firms affiliated to business groups. Readers interested in the Indian corporate sector, especially Indian business groups, will find the book useful.

Chatrati, Saiteja, Salesforce Field Service: A Beginner's Guide to Creating, Managing, and Automating Field Service. 290 pp. 2023:11 (Apress, US) <710-352>
ISBN 978-1-4842-9516-8 paper ¥11,766.- (税込) EUR 49.99

Del Baldo, Mara / Baldarelli, Maria-Gabriella et al. (eds.), Place Based Approaches to Sustainability. Volume I: Ethical and Spiritual Foundations of Sustainability. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth) 356 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-353>
ISBN 978-3-031-41605-7 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Without respecting and nurturing 'place' we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability. Place-based organizations are not run on a purely materialistic basis. The non-materialistic features of a place, its aesthetics, cultural heritage, community feelings, transcendence, should be integrated into sustainability management. This far-reaching two-volume work breaks with the economic logic of efficiency and profit maximization, and suggests that organizations should inform their sustainability by encompassing feelings of identity with and attachment to place.According to this vision, the editors have compiled scholarly contributions aimed to support the ecological transformation of humankind by exploring both theoretical and practical models that integrate the sense of the place, ethics and spirituality in new ways of organizing of economic and social life. This first volume sets the theoretical direction of the volumes, asking broad aesthetic questions around the ethical and spiritual foundations of sustainability. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and students of sustainability, business ethics and spirituality.

Del Baldo, Mara / Baldarelli, Maria-Gabriella et al. (eds.), Place Based Approaches to Sustainability. Volume II: Business, Economic, and Social Models. (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth) 190 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-354>
ISBN 978-3-031-41609-5 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Without respecting and nurturing 'place' we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability. Place-based organizations are not run on a purely materialistic basis. The non-materialistic features of a place, its aesthetics, cultural heritage, community feelings, transcendence, should be integrated into sustainability management. This far-reaching two-volume work breaks with the economic logic of efficiency and profit maximization, and suggests that organizations should inform their sustainability by encompassing feelings of identity with and attachment to place.According to this vision, the editors have compiled scholarly contributions aimed to support the ecological transformation of humankind by exploring both theoretical and practical models that integrate the sense of the place, ethics and spirituality in new ways of organizing of economic and social life. This second volume takes the theoretical direction, established in the first model, and puts it into practice with cases from business and society. It will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and students of sustainability, business ethics and spirituality.

Franz, Hans-Werner / Beck, G. / Compagna, D. et al. (eds.), Sustainable Living and Business: Management of Social Innovations as a Shaping of Social Transformation. 350 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-356>
ISBN 978-3-658-41834-2 paper ¥18,828.- (税込) EUR 79.99

The title of the book derives from the theme of the 20th Conference on Applied Social Sciences of the Professional Association of German Sociologists, held in Munich in May 2019.The question of what concrete contributions social innovations can make to the transition to forms of sustainable coexistence and economic activity is as much the focus of this book as the question of what contribution the social sciences can make. Thus, on the one hand, it is about concrete social innovations that help us to achieve the goal of living and doing business sustainably, but on the other hand, it is also about the way in which the social sciences - not least through appropriate theoretical and methodological training - can be made socially responsible for the success of such socially innovative processes.This book is a translation of an original German edition. 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.

Fu, Pingping (ed.), Humanistic Leadership Practices: Exemplary Cases from Different Cultures. (Humanism in Business Series) 351 pp. 2023:12 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-357>
ISBN 978-3-031-34365-0 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

This edited volume offers a comprehensive analysis of humanistic leadership, bringing together authors with experience working in different cultures to demonstrate that humanistic leadership exists everywhere and has enabled companies to sustain all over the world. There is a high volume of evidence that executive education has significant influence in the decisions of executives and upper managers in business, government and other institutions. However, in spite of the many different leadership theories in existence, there is a severe deficit of research and literature addressing the specific needs of organizations for integrating the human dimension. This book highlights different cultural case studies from around the world to demonstrate that humanistic leadership is the model that best enables employees to thrive and businesses to sustain. Part of the popular Humanism in Business series, this book will be of great interest to academics, students and practitioners of leadership and human resources."People are realizing that leadership today requires more than just managing an organization well for the purpose of maximizing profit. In this important book, several authors explore the defining characteristics and behavior of what are becoming known as 'humanistic leaders'. Humanistic Leadership in Different Cultures is a powerful and inspiring accompaniment to bodies of work about servant leadership and quantum leadership, and adds the dimension about how these are practiced in different cultures. I recommend it highly." Danah Zohar, Author of The Quantum Leader and Zero Distance

Godulla, Alexander / Boehm, Stephan (eds.), Digital Disruption and Media Transformation: How Technological Innovation Shapes the Future of Communication. (Future of Business and Finance) 281 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-358>
ISBN 978-3-031-39939-8 hard ¥23,536.- (税込) EUR 99.99 *

This book presents a comprehensive compilation of the latest research into digital disruption in the media industry. The perspectives are differentiated into innovation triggers in the media industry stemming from the economy, society and technology. In addition, the book highlights selected case studies exploring new media actors and usage, innovation and disruption in media organizations, emerging media platforms and channels, as well as innovative media topics and events. The book is intended for researchers in communication sciences and media research, as well as media practitioners who want to understand the causes and effects of digital transformation in the media industry.

Gutmann, Martin, The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership. 197 pp. 2023:10 (Springer, GW) <710-359>
ISBN 978-3-031-37828-7 paper ¥7,058.- (税込) EUR 29.99

The Unseen Leader delivers one simple but immensely powerful point: we need to radically rethink how we discuss leadership. In this book, American historian Martin Gutmann passionately challenges the received wisdom that history's great leaders were individuals with a proclivity for action and brash words. Drawing on extensive historical scholarship and contemporary leadership theory, Gutmann delves into the journeys of four unknown or misunderstood leaders who achieved remarkable successes in vastly different environments-the Polar North, the deserts of Arabia, the sugar plantations of the Caribbean, and Second World War London. What emerges is an entirely new narrative on leadership. Contrary to the perception of heroic protagonists forging ahead boldly, history's truly great leaders were often precisely those who didn't need to generate excessive noise or activity. Instead, they skillfully minimized dramatic circumstances. Their stories challenge our present-day conception of leadership and can inspire the leaders of tomorrow.

Hamid, Faiz (ed.), Optimization Techniques: Theory and Practice. 300 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-360>
ISBN 978-981-9954-90-2 hard ¥37,660.- (税込) EUR 159.99

Hausmann, Andrea / Zischler, Lena, Leadership in Arts Organisations: The Power of Successful Work Relationships. 159 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-361>
ISBN 978-3-031-40190-9 hard ¥9,412.- (税込) EUR 39.99

At a time of transformation for many arts and cultural organisations, this book provides a compact, in-depth and practical introduction to effective leadership in arts organisations. It begins with an overview of leadership theories, then moves on discuss the specific tasks and challenges of leadership in the arts, including digital leadership and remote work challenges for arts managers. Well-balanced and concise, this book combines a sound theoretical background in management with practical knowledge from the field. The underlying view is that all employees in arts and cultural institutions are responsible for successful leadership. Bearing this in mind the overall aim of this book is to provoke interest in better leadership in the arts and to generate knowledge of leading more effectively. It will be of interest to academics in the field of cultural management, creative industries management, heritage management and leadership in the arts. Additionally, it will be of interest to professionals working in these fields and explores topics that affect every leader in the arts sector, including typical framework conditions, the most important leadership tasks and responsibilities and individual leadership styles and principles.

Kelley, Braden, Charting Change: A Visual Toolkit for Making Change Stick. 2nd ed. 283 pp. 2023:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-363>
ISBN 978-3-031-36192-0 hard ¥8,235.- (税込) EUR 34.99

Executives are under escalating pressure to deliver increasing profits every quarter, while technology advances at an increasing rate. In such a pressure-cooker environment, leaders must hard-wire their organizations to be mindful of costs while simultaneously becoming more flexible and faster at planning and executing the change programs required by innovation and the shifting demands of the customer. The companies that successfully innovate and stay at the top of their industries have one thing in common - they learn fast and manage change well. Charting Change provides a set of visual tools that will help you build a coherent approach to change, identifying both the things that will help make the effort successful, and those people and barriers that will try to block the way. Leaders that read and absorb this book will be able to make productive use of the tools to drive buy-in, alignment, and successful change outcomes across the organization, its systems, and its culture. This new edition features new topics such as architecting for change, overcoming resistance to change, and implementing change at the pace as well as new visual tools such as the Organizational Agility Framework. This book will help leaders and managers visualize, plan, and execute change and transformation in a more accessible, visual, and collaborative way. Once you are done reading Charting Change you will approach any big change with confidence.

Keupp, Marcus Matthias (ed.), Cyberdefense: The Next Generation. (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 342) 231 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <710-364>
ISBN 978-3-031-30190-2 hard ¥35,306.- (税込) EUR 149.99

This book analyzes cyberdefense from a novel and interdisciplinary perspective, offering solutions for problems that have long impeded a more efficient defense. It explains why cyberdefense organized and performed by humans is too slow, too cumbersome, and too ineffective. Combining the analytical capabilities of experts in operations research and management, international security studies, economics, risk analysis, and defense management, the volume addresses these problems of current cyberdefense. The authors present suggestions for the next generation of cyberdefense, explaining why the future defense must focus on speeding up responses, why a single response may not be enough, and why effectiveness requires foresight.This makes the book a must-read for scholars, researchers, intelligence analysts, homeland security staff, and professionals who are interested in learning more about the issues of current cyberdefense, as well as solutions for the next generation of cyberdefense.

Lu, Bo, Cooperative Operation Optimization for Port Groups: Based on China's Practice. 334 pp. 2023:9 (Springer, GW) <710-365>
ISBN 978-981-9952-76-2 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book focuses on port collaborative operation, an important emerging topic in the port and shipping industry, and deeply analyzes the high-quality collaborative mechanism of port groups from the perspectives of port groups' supply chain cooperative operation mechanism, port groups' logistics network optimization, port groups' collaborative scheduling optimization of resources, etc. Based on the combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis on China's cases, this book makes comprehensive use of game theory, network optimization, multi-dimensional resource cooperative scheduling optimization, and other theories and methods, and promotes the update and innovation of current research methods in related research areas. The feasible policy insights for optimization of port groups' collaborative operation are suggested at the end of book, which will help with the improvement of economic, environmental, and social benefits of port groups, and promote the port industry's innovation, upgrading, and transformation.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. The present version has been revised technically and linguistically by the authors in collaboration with a professional translator.

Montoya-Torres, Jairo R. / Guerrero, W. J. et al. (eds.), Operations Research and Analytics in Latin America: Proceedings of ASOCIO/IISE Region 16 Joint Conference 2022. (Lecture Notes in Operations Research) 228 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-367>
ISBN 978-3-031-28869-2 hard ¥30,598.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book gathers a selection of peer-reviewed research papers presented at the joint IV ASOCIO/XIX IISE Region 16 Conference held in Chia and Bogota, Colombia. The conference was organized by the Universidad de La Sabana's Research Group on Logistics Systems, in partnership with Chapters #782 (Universidad de La Sabana), #712 (Universidad Sergio Arboleda) and #988 (Universidad de Los Andes) of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). The main emphasis of the book is on modelling and solving business-related problems in operations research, and on applying descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics and the management sciences to actual decision-making in organizations. Both theoretical developments and algorithm implementation are presented. A special focus is given to business problems arising in emerging economies, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. This book is addressed to academics, practitioners, postgraduate students and researchers in operations research, analytics and industrial engineering, as well as to undergraduate students for educational purposes. In particular, the book will appeal to the academic and research community in Latin America and the Caribbean, as it presents projects developed and implemented there. Higher education engineering programs will benefit from the findings and insights shared in the fields of industrial engineering, operations research and analytics, applied mathematics, and computer science and engineering.

中村隆文著　人間活動システムのシステム－見えないリスクを可視化する新たな方法
Nakamura, Takafumi, System of Human Activity Systems: A Novel Way to Visualize Invisible Risks. (Translational Systems Sciences 37) 150 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-368>
ISBN 978-981-9951-33-8 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book has unique features that set it apart from conventional books on the prevention of system failures in that it provides a method that views human activities from a meta-methodological perspective based upon an inter-disciplinary understanding of human activities. With these characteristics, the book also proposes a common methodological basis to apply to various problems surrounding society today such as an aging social infrastructure; the safety of food, medicine, and public transportation; and the creation of sustainable electricity and cybersecurity. Furthermore, since the failure of human activities is expressed in a three-dimensional space and the topological metrics are implemented, the failure trajectories can be quantitatively monitored in time series to take effective preventive measures. Considering the implementation of the topological metrics, the causes of each failure are classified into two dimensions of the degree of coupling between system elements and the interaction between the target system and the external environment. Owing to the nature of the introduction of topological metrics, all individual and diverse systems can share general topological metrics. Consequently, understanding various failures over cross-industries is possible with the use of common meta-systemic language and mutual learning between different industries, and the solution of social problems can be effectively achieved. A system of system failures (SOSF) proposed and confirmed the effectiveness of this meta-methodology for information and communication technologies (ICT) systems and the SOSF is extended to human activity systems (SOHAS: system of human activity systems) as a whole. Therefore, the SOHAS becomes an academic foundation for theoretical research on meta-methodology, and it has an impact on practitioners to prevent system failures by accumulating knowledge of failures and learning from other industries.

Nayak, Bhabani Shankar / Appleford, Katherine (eds.), Beyond the Pandemic Pedagogy of Managerialism: Exploring the Limits of Online Teaching and Learning. 246 pp. 2023:9 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <710-369>
ISBN 978-3-031-40193-0 hard ¥40,014.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This book analyses how growing managerialism and the marketisation of higher education has undermined educational standards and pedagogical integrity. Specifically, it provides a thorough critique of how the pandemic, and the move to online learning and MOOCs, has reinforced these developments. The book outlines the limits of new managerialism, which is replacing critical mass with a culture of compliance in higher education. Employing an ethnographic approach, the book explores the impact of the sudden shift in teaching delivery from in-person to online for example, the changing role of the PhD supervisor during the pandemic, and the impact on students' willingness to engage and their (in)visibility in the classroom, and further considers how these impact class interactions, social relationships and learning. Ultimately, this book argues that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the limits of marketisation of education and revealed the distorted managerial response to a crisis.

Nermend, Kesra, Multi-Criteria and Multi-Dimensional Analysis in Decisions: Decision Making with Preference Vector Methods (PVM) and Vector Measure Construction Methods (VMCM). (Vector Optimization) 354 pp. 2023:11 (Springer, GW) <710-370>
ISBN 978-3-031-40537-2 hard ¥32,952.- (税込) EUR 139.99

A new era is emerging in which a group of quantitative methods featuring characteristics of multidimensional comparative analysis (MCA) and multi-criteria decision-making analysis (MCDA) can be used to automate objective decision-making processes. This book introduces the character of the criteria (desirable, non-desirable, motivating, demotivating, and neutral) to MCDA and MCA methods. It presents the author's own developed methods, the preference vector method (PVM), for solving multi-criteria problems in decision making; and, vector measure construction method (VMCM), which is dedicated to solving typical problems in the field of multidimensional comparative analysis. All methods are explained step by step with relevant examples, primarily in the fields of economics and management.