25.369 results (0,24273 seconds)

Show all filters

Brand

Show all

Merchant

Price (EUR)

Show all

Reset filter

Products
From
Shops

When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

In her fascinating exploration of feline history Georgie Anne Geyer explores the connections between the royal and sacred felines of ancient civilizations and the beloved domestic cats of today. Chasing an irresistible mystery across the globe Geyer conducts exhaustive research into the little-known puzzle of how cats came to occupy their unique position in the lives of humans. Treated with the tenacity resourcefulness and narrative instinct of a seasoned foreign correspondent the investigation yields unexpected answers and poses tantalizing new questions. It was Geyer's curiosity about her own cats that inspired her to study the history of human-feline relations and especially the exalted status of cats among the ancients as royal or sacred beings. In Egypt Geyer learned of the cat-goddess Bastet and of the cat's role in the transmigration of souls. In Myanmar she saw Leonardo DiCaprio Ricky Martin and the other incongruously named cats of the Nga Phe Kyaung monastery trained by the monks to jump through hoops. She even met a family who dutifully guards the heritage of the Japanese Bobtail cultivating the line in of all places rural Virginia. Richly illustrated with photographs of Geyer's journeys and historical cat images When Cats Reigned Like Kings describes forty-one recognized modern cat breeds plus other popular cats. Every cat lover can thus trace his or her cat to these breeds and their many relatives. The result is a remarkable book bound to delight and amaze cat fanciers and adventure seekers. | When Cats Reigned Like Kings On the Trail of the Sacred Cats

GBP 130.00
1

Developing the Competitive Advantage of Indigenous Construction Firms

Developing the Competitive Advantage of Indigenous Construction Firms

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South using Ghana as a case study. It provides readers with two major practical insights. The first focuses on the theoretical underpinning of firms’ competitive advantage and develops a competitive advantage model for indigenous construction firms. This competitive advantage conceptual framework aids in explaining the main and sub-attributes underpinning the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms as well as providing the basis for assessing a firm’s competitiveness. Secondly it highlights and addresses theoretical gaps in existing competitive advantage studies deemed essential for indigenous construction firms. Finally a detailed two-stage Delphi study in the Ghanaian construction industry is presented as a case study. The book is therefore of interest to researchers in construction management strategic management civil engineering business administration marketing entrepreneurial and economic studies. It is an essential manual for owners and managers of construction businesses. It is also useful for government departments and non-governmental agencies seeking innovative ways to develop the capacity of indigenous firms and/or contractors to make them more responsive to competitive bidding scenarios delivery of projects and satisfying the needs of the industry’s stakeholders. | Developing the Competitive Advantage of Indigenous Construction Firms

GBP 150.00
1

Organizational Behavior Securing Competitive Advantage

Organizational Behavior Securing Competitive Advantage

The management of organizational behavior is a critically important source of competitive advantage in today’s organizations. Managers must be able to capitalize on employees’ individual differences as jobs are designed teams are formed work is structured and change is facilitated. This textbook now in its third edition provides its readers with the knowledge required to succeed as managers under these circumstances. In this book John Wagner and John Hollenbeck make the key connection between theory and practice to help students excel as managers charged with the task of securing competitive advantage. They present students with a variety of helpful learning tools including: • Coverage of the full spectrum of organizational behavior topics • Managerial models that are based in many instances on hundreds of research studies and decades of management practice – not the latest fad • Completely new introductory mini-cases and updated examples throughout the text to help students contextualize organizational behavior theory and understand its application in today’s business world This ideal book for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of organizational behavior is written to motivate exceptional student performance and contribute to their lasting managerial success. Online resources including PowerPoint slides and test banks round out this essential resource for instructors and students of organizational behavior. | Organizational Behavior Securing Competitive Advantage

GBP 145.00
1

Cultural Competence The Intrinsic Strategic Advantage

Cultural Competence The Intrinsic Strategic Advantage

Taking a strategic imperative perspective this book introduces business leaders to a key differentiator that contributes to competitive advantage and financial sustainability: cultural competence. In a fast-changing and globalized world where organizations are being forced to rethink their strategies understanding present and future environmental social and economic challenges is fundamental to creating a resilient and value-creating business. Combining experience and reflection this book addresses concepts of organizational cultural competence as an internal differentiator and source of competitive advantage. Most organizations approach differentiation as an external feature of product and/or service delivery. Whereas these are open to imitation cultural competence as the internal DNA of an organization is much more difficult if not impossible to imitate. The authors bring to bear their years of experience in corporate roles and as entrepreneurs and academics sharing views and experiences based on research but also on primary examples meta-insights and real-world case studies. Senior leaders and consultants across industries as well as students of strategy and leadership development will value this serious and comprehensive guide that explains the importance of cultural competence as a strategic advantage in a global market. | Cultural Competence The Intrinsic Strategic Advantage

GBP 32.99
1

Strategic Fashion Management Concepts Models and Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Strategic Fashion Management Concepts Models and Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Strategic Fashion Management: Concepts Models and Strategies for Competitive Advantage is a highly accessible book providing a unique look into the strategic drivers of the dynamic and ever-growing fashion industry. Derived from the knowledge gap in quality strategic fashion management literature this book blends theory with a variety of examples and uses 18 case studies to help bring to life contemporary topics faced by senior executives. The analysis is highly global in nature and aims to accelerate the strategic skills required to navigate the industry and contribute to a firm’s growth. Using copious examples from across the world this book provides in-depth discourse and progressive theoretical concepts and strategies which readers will be able to apply immediately to their studies or practices. The book is particularly suitable for final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students studying fashion management or marketing as well as those on MBA and international business courses who wish to understand more about the fashion ecosystem. It is also designed to serve as an important reference for executives who are interested in conceptualising strategic issues that are pertinent to the industry. | Strategic Fashion Management Concepts Models and Strategies for Competitive Advantage

GBP 42.99
1

Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials

Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials

In cancer research a traditional phase II trial is designed as a single-arm trial that compares the experimental therapy to a historical control. This simple trial design has led to several adverse issues including increased false positivity of phase II trial results and negative phase III trials. To rectify these problems oncologists and biostatisticians have begun to use a randomized phase II trial that compares an experimental therapy with a prospective control therapy. Randomized Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials explains how to properly select and accurately use diverse statistical methods for designing and analyzing phase II trials. The author first reviews the statistical methods for single-arm phase II trials since some methodologies for randomized phase II trials stem from single-arm phase II trials and many phase II cancer clinical trials still use single-arm designs. The book then presents methods for randomized phase II trials and describes statistical methods for both single-arm and randomized phase II trials. Although the text focuses on phase II cancer clinical trials the statistical methods covered can also be used (with minor modifications) in phase II trials for other diseases and in phase III cancer clinical trials. Suitable for cancer clinicians and biostatisticians this book shows how randomized phase II trials with a prospective control resolve the shortcomings of traditional single-arm phase II trials. It provides readers with numerous statistical design and analysis methods for randomized phase II trials in oncology.

GBP 44.99
1

Home Advantage in Sport Causes and the Effect on Performance

Home Advantage in Sport Causes and the Effect on Performance

This is the first book exploring the concept of home advantage (HA) the well-known beneficial effect that players and teams derive from performing at home in all sports throughout the world. Despite the fact that the existence of HA dates back to the origins of organized sport in the late 19th century its root causes and how they operate and interact with each other are still unclear and remain the topic of intense research involving many disciplines all with the potential objective of improving team and individual performance. This book covers a broad review of HA divided into three different sections: (i) Section 1 focuses on the theory of HA in sport (the concept of this phenomenon its quantification and factors supposedly associated with the HA are explored; (ii) Section 2 analyses the effects of HA in sports related to both male and female athletes in relation to tactics and strategies fans referees travel situational variables and the home disadvantage; and (iii) Section 3 studies the HA as it applies to specific sports worldwide such as outdoor sports (football rugby cricket and Australian Football) indoor sports (basketball futsal handball water polo and volleyball) US professional sports individual sports racket sports combat sports minor sports disabled sports and the Olympic Games. This book has been written in cooperation with top leading experts in this field worldwide. The book offers a better understanding of the HA effect for MSc and PhD students athletes coaches performance analysts sport psychologists sociologists sport scientists and sport journalists. | Home Advantage in Sport Causes and the Effect on Performance

GBP 36.99
1

Strategic Human Resource Management Formulating and Implementing HR Strategies for a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management Formulating and Implementing HR Strategies for a Competitive Advantage

The concept of strategic human resource management has developed widely in the last couple of years especially because of the impact of human resources on the competitiveness of organizations. The development of human resource strategies involves taking into account their multiple mutual dependencies and the fact that they must be vertically integrated with the business strategy. These strategies define the intentions and plans related to the overall organizational considerations such as organizational competitiveness effectiveness or image and to more specific aspects of human resources management such as resourcing motivating valuating learning and development reward and employee relations. Strategic management of human resources provides a large perspective on the way critical issues or success factors related to people can be addressed and how different concepts of strategic decisions are made with long-term impacts on the behavior and success of the organization. The fundamental objective of human resource strategic management is to generate strategic capabilities by ensuring that the organization has the high-qualified committed and well-motivated employees it needs to achieve and sustain the competitive advantage. The emergence of strategic human resource management (SHRM) is influenced by global competition and the corresponding search for sources of a sustainable competitive advantage. SHRM has achieved its prominence because it provides a means by which business firms can enhance the competitiveness and promote managerial efficiency. It facilitates the development of human capital that meets the requirements of a competitive business strategy so that organizational goals and the mission of the organization will be achieved. The HRM system is defined as a set of distinct but interrelated activities functions and processes that are directed at attracting developing and maintaining (or disposing of) a firm’s human resources. Many agree that HRM is the most effective tool which contributes to the creation of human capital and in turn contributes to organizational performance and the competitive advantage. This book puts emphasis on understanding the role of HRM between organizations and people and provides an analytical approach toward encompassing HRM employment relations and organizational behavior. As a management discipline HRM draws insights models and theories from cognate disciplines and applies them to real-world settings. Further this book discusses how current theoretical perspectives and frameworks (e. g. those related to strategic competitiveness knowledge management learning organization communities of practice etc. ) can be applied by reflective practitioners to create an eco-friendly organizational culture. | Strategic Human Resource Management Formulating and Implementing HR Strategies for a Competitive Advantage

GBP 26.99
1

Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

Reliably optimizing a new treatment in humans is a critical first step in clinical evaluation since choosing a suboptimal dose or schedule may lead to failure in later trials. At the same time if promising preclinical results do not translate into a real treatment advance it is important to determine this quickly and terminate the clinical evaluation process to avoid wasting resources. Bayesian Designs for Phase I–II Clinical Trials describes how phase I–II designs can serve as a bridge or protective barrier between preclinical studies and large confirmatory clinical trials. It illustrates many of the severe drawbacks with conventional methods used for early-phase clinical trials and presents numerous Bayesian designs for human clinical trials of new experimental treatment regimes. Written by research leaders from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center this book shows how Bayesian designs for early-phase clinical trials can explore refine and optimize new experimental treatments. It emphasizes the importance of basing decisions on both efficacy and toxicity. | Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

GBP 38.99
1

The Medium Format Advantage

The Medium Format Advantage

Learn the advantages and capabilities of medium-format cameras and examine all aspects of medium-format operations including SLR twin lens panoramic rangefinder wide angle press and view cameras. Also explained and illustrated are lenses and their accessories motor drives films flashes filters slides and slide projectors and more. Includes black and white and color photographs and drawings to illustrate proper use of equipment and various techniques effects and possibilities that produce successful photographs with the best possible image quality. The medium format is truly the format in the middle. It combines many of the benefits of 35 mm photography with those of the large format making a medium format system an excellent choice for almost all types of photography from candid action with a hand-held camera to critical studio work from a tripod. Special chapters are devoted to these different applications and the type of equipment that most likely meets your photography needs. This book explains clearly the medium format's benefits advantages and disadvantages and provides a comparison of the medium format to other formats so you can decide whether it is right for you and your photography. | The Medium Format Advantage

GBP 175.00
1

Strategic Luxury Management Value Creation and Creativity for Competitive Advantage

Strategic Luxury Management Value Creation and Creativity for Competitive Advantage

Strategic Luxury Management is a case-rich and practical overview of how luxury creates value and why some firms are more successful than others. The focus of luxury study has traditionally centered on the clients’ drivers of consumption their perception of the brand and the way to effectively engage with them. Luxury is rarely however discussed from a strategic perspective: how luxury managers make complex decisions relative to their competitive environment. The book provides insight into the luxury industry and how companies face market complexity across three key areas. First the company itself determining what defines a luxury firm. Second the book offers a specific framework to assess creativity across management and not simply as an individual talent. Third the book considers the competitive landscape and the principles that allow companies to compete consistently and meaningfully. Each chapter includes pedagogical features to ensure comprehension including chapter objectives and self-study questions. With examples and case studies from international firms illustrating each chapter Strategic Luxury Management is essential reading for postgraduate MBA and executive education students studying luxury management luxury brand management luxury creativity and innovation and strategic management as well as reflective practitioners within the luxury industry. Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides. | Strategic Luxury Management Value Creation and Creativity for Competitive Advantage

GBP 36.99
1

Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors

Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors

A companion volume to Ternary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductor Compounds (CRC Press 2013) and Quaternary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductor Compounds (CRC Press 2014) Multinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors provides up-to-date experimental and theoretical information on phase relations based on II-VI semiconductor systems with five or more components. Featuring detailed figures and extensive references this book:Delivers a critical evaluation of many industrially important systems presented in the form of two-dimensional sections for the condensed phasesSummarizes the data from the last 15–20 years of literature on the study of organometallic compounds which include zinc cadmium or mercury and sulfur selenium or telluriumClassifies all materials according to the periodic table groups of their constituent atoms that is possible combinations of Zn Cd and Hg with chalcogens S Se and Te and additional components in the order of their group numberSpecifies the diagram type possible phase transformations and physical–chemical interaction of the components methods of equilibrium investigation thermodynamic characteristics and methods for sample preparation in each multinary database descriptionMultinary Alloys Based on II-VI Semiconductors contains valuable material useful for obtaining nanoscale II-VI semiconductors and for preparing thin films of these semiconductor materials as well as for exploring the biological and medicinal applications of organometallic compounds and for identifying new compounds with necessary properties.

GBP 59.99
1

Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

Doped by isovalent or heterovalent foreign impurities II–VI semiconductor compounds enable control of optical and electronic properties making them ideal in detectors solar cells and other precise device applications. Quaternary alloys allow a simultaneous adjustment of band gap and lattice constant increasing radiant efficiency at a wide range of wavelengths. Quaternary Alloys Based on II–VI Semiconductors consolidates data pertaining to diagrams of quaternary systems based on these semiconductor compounds. The book illustrates up-to-date experimental and theoretical information about phase relations based on II–VI semiconductor systems with four components. It critically evaluates many industrially significant systems presented in two-dimensional sections for the condensed phases. The author classifies all materials according to the periodic groups of their constituent atoms and additional components in the order of their group number. Each quaternary database description contains brief information on the diagram type possible phase transformations and physical–chemical interactions of the components thermodynamic characteristics and methods for equilibrium investigation and sample preparation. Most of the phase diagrams are in their original form. For those with varying published data the text includes several versions for comparison. This book provides invaluable data for technologists and researchers involved in developing and manufacturing II–VI semiconductors at industrial and national laboratories. It is also suitable for phase relations researchers inorganic chemists and semiconductor physicists as well as graduate students in materials science and engineering. Check out the companion books: Ternary Alloys Based on II–VI Semiconductor Compounds and | Quaternary Alloys Based on II - VI Semiconductors

GBP 59.99
1

Revival: Gaining Advantage from Open Borders (2001) An Active Space Approach to Regional Development

Revival: Gaining Advantage from Open Borders (2001) An Active Space Approach to Regional Development

This title was first published in 2001. The contributors to this book examine how changing political borders and disappearing obstacles in transport have led to diverging patterns of interaction between European regions with different outcomes. trajectories are identified and analyzed. | Revival: Gaining Advantage from Open Borders (2001) An Active Space Approach to Regional Development

GBP 4.99
1

Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

Safety-I is defined as the freedom from unacceptable harm. The purpose of traditional safety management is therefore to find ways to ensure this ‘freedom’. But as socio-technical systems steadily have become larger and less tractable this has become harder to do. Resilience engineering pointed out from the very beginning that resilient performance - an organisation’s ability to function as required under expected and unexpected conditions alike – required more than the prevention of incidents and accidents. This developed into a new interpretation of safety (Safety-II) and consequently a new form of safety management. Safety-II changes safety management from protective safety and a focus on how things can go wrong to productive safety and a focus on how things can and do go well. For Safety-II the aim is not just the elimination of hazards and the prevention of failures and malfunctions but also how best to develop an organisation’s potentials for resilient performance – the way it responds monitors learns and anticipates. That requires models and methods that go beyond the Safety-I toolbox. This book introduces a comprehensive approach for the management of Safety-II called the Resilience Assessment Grid (RAG). It explains the principles of the RAG and how it can be used to develop the resilience potentials. The RAG provides four sets of diagnostic and formative questions that can be tailored to any organisation. The questions are based on the principles of resilience engineering and backed by practical experience from several domains. Safety-II in Practice is for both the safety professional and academic reader. For the professional it presents a workable method (RAG) for the management of Safety-II with a proven track record. For academic and student readers the book is a concise and practical presentation of resilience engineering. | Safety-II in Practice Developing the Resilience Potentials

GBP 31.99
1

World War II A Global History

World War II A Global History

Fully revised and restructured the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations home fronts brutal regimes and logistics. This textbook includes the following features: A lively narrative of facts events people and ideas that incorporates thoughtful analysis New material and restructured content on global factors that affected the causes conduct and consequences of World War II Balanced pace that does not bog readers down in too many details yet gives them sufficient depth and breadth for context Chapters sections and sidebars arranged in ways that can complement lectures and assignments Fifty new photographs that illustrate the human condition and weaponry during World War II. Global in focus by blending both geographic and thematic chapters to ensure readers gain a comprehensive understanding of impact of the war worldwide this is the perfect volume for all students of the biggest global conflict of the twentieth century. | World War II A Global History

GBP 115.00
1

Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis Second Edition Volume II

Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis Second Edition Volume II

Compiled with the most sophisticated chromatographic and spectrometric instruments available this complete and self-contained seven-volume reference provides forensic toxicology and clinical laboratories with up-to-date information on 1 600 drugs and drug-related compounds-one of the largest collections of analytical data generated from a single source. Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis contains timely quality data presented in a large easily usable format. It is an essential reference in the libraries of all toxicology analytical chemistry and forensic specialists and laboratories. | Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis Second Edition Volume II

GBP 230.00
1

Infonomics How to Monetize Manage and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive Advantage

Infonomics How to Monetize Manage and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive Advantage

Many senior executives talk about information as one of their most important assets but few behave as if it is. They report to the board on the health of their workforce their financials their customers and their partnerships but rarely the health of their information assets. Corporations typically exhibit greater discipline in tracking and accounting for their office furniture than their data. Infonomics is the theory study and discipline of asserting economic significance to information. It strives to apply both economic and asset management principles and practices to the valuation handling and deployment of information assets. This book specifically shows: CEOs and business leaders how to more fully wield information as a corporate asset CIOs how to improve the flow and accessibility of information CFOs how to help their organizations measure the actual and latent value in their information assets. More directly this book is for the burgeoning force of chief data officers (CDOs) and other information and analytics leaders in their valiant struggle to help their organizations become more infosavvy. Author Douglas Laney has spent years researching and developing Infonomics and advising organizations on the infinite opportunities to monetize manage and measure information. This book delivers a set of new ideas frameworks evidence and even approaches adapted from other disciplines on how to administer wield and understand the value of information. Infonomics can help organizations not only to better develop sell and market their offerings but to transform their organizations altogether. Doug Laney masterfully weaves together a collection of great examples with a solid framework to guide readers on how to gain competitive advantage through what he labels the unruly asset – data. The framework is comprehensive the advice practical and the success stories global and across industries and applications. Liz Rowe Chief Data Officer State of New Jersey A must read for anybody who wants to survive in a data centric world. Shaun Adams Head of Data Science Betterbathrooms. com Phenomenal! An absolute must read for data practitioners business leaders and technology strategists. Doug's lucid style has a set a new standard in providing intelligible material in the field of information economics. His passion and knowledge on the subject exudes thru his literature and inspires individuals like me. Ruchi Rajasekhar Principal Data Architect MISO Energy I highly recommend Infonomics to all aspiring analytics leaders. Doug Laney’s work gives readers a deeper understanding of how and why information should be monetized and managed as an enterprise asset. Laney’s assertion that accounting should recognize information as a capital asset is quite convincing and one I agree with. Infonomics enjoyably echoes that sentiment! Matt Green independent business analytics consultant Atlanta area If you care about the digital economy and you should read this book. Tanya Shuckhart Analyst Relations Lead IRI Worldwide | Infonomics How to Monetize Manage and Measure Information as an Asset for Competitive Advantage

GBP 22.99
1

Strategic Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Developing a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Developing a Competitive Advantage

This vital volume clearly explains cutting-edge theories and views on strategic management in applied management fundamentals in the hospitality and tourism industry. The author discusses the latest in strategic thinking and provides information on implementing models within specific contexts such as culture and profit and nonprofit organizations. He also looks at the political economic social and technological changes that significantly affect tourism and hospitality. The volume is distinguished by its thoughtful analysis and review of related hospitality case studies and the management approaches employed and sheds light on ever-the emerging management and operation issues in the tourism and hospitality sector. The book employs an abundance of case studies that illustrate the concepts and models discussed with examples from such heavyweights in the industry as Disney and Euro Disney Aer Lingus British Airways Four Seasons Holiday Inn Marriot Sofitel Starwood Hotels and more. Key features of the book include: Cutting-edge approach: Applies advanced and recent strategic management views to the tourism and hospitality field. Critical treatment: Provides critical discussions about whether and how strategic models/theories can be applied in the hospitality and tourism field. Sensitive to specific contexts: As the tourism and hospitality industry has become one of the largest industries worldwide discusses how strategic management concepts can be applied in different cultures and profit and nonprofit tourism organizations. Extensive case studies: Provides supporting case studies related to the strategy content context and process from international industries such as Aer Lingus Accor Marriott and Ryanair. Organization of the book: Each of the chapters within the case study sections employs a thorough pedagogic structure consisting of a concise introduction examples and case analysis discussion points exercises and further reading. This book is designed to provoke thought and debate about strategic management and myriad other issues. It will be valuable for students academics universities offering hospitality and tourism and hospitality and tourism professionals. | Strategic Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Developing a Competitive Advantage

GBP 124.00
1

Business Modeling for Life Science and Biotech Companies Creating Value and Competitive Advantage with the Milestone Bridge

Business Modeling for Life Science and Biotech Companies Creating Value and Competitive Advantage with the Milestone Bridge

Most books on the biotechnology industry focus on scientific and technological challenges ignoring the entrepreneurial and managerial complexities faced bio-entrepreneurs. The Business Models for Life Science Firms aims to fill this gap by offering managers in this rapid growth industry the tools needed to design and implement an effective business model customized for the unique needs of research intensive organizations. Onetti and Zucchella begin by unpacking the often-used ‘business model’ term examining key elements of business model conceptualization and offering a three tier approach with a clear separation between the business model and strategy: focus exploring the different activities carried out by the organization; locus evaluating where organizational activities are centered; and modus testing the execution of the organization’s activities. The business model thus defines the unique way in which a company delivers on its promise to its customers. The theory and applications adopt a global approach offering business cases from a variety of biotech companies around the world. | Business Modeling for Life Science and Biotech Companies Creating Value and Competitive Advantage with the Milestone Bridge

GBP 42.99
1

Congress and the Politics of Sports Homefield Advantage

Congress and the Politics of Sports Homefield Advantage

This volume covers an aspect of Congress mostly untouched in literature examining Congress through the lens of sports. Across a set of broad and probing chapters this book offers insights into some of the historic and contemporary challenges that sports have presented to Congress along with highlighting the ways in which Congress has impacted the sports industry. The authors utilize a wide range of case studies to provide readers with a contemporary view of the interplay between Congress and sports at both amateur and professional levels. Perspectives are drawn from an interdisciplinary and cross-organizational roster of authors uniquely positioned to discuss various subjects. With real attention now being given to issues associated with sports and an increasing number of lawmakers using sports to push policy agendas and create legislative opportunities this book will be a vital resource for understanding the dynamic relationship between the two entities. Grounded in relevant literature and written in an accessible and engaging manner Congress and the Politics of Sports will be of great interest to both academic researchers and practitioners involved with US politics Congress and congressional studies public policy sports studies and sport history. | Congress and the Politics of Sports Homefield Advantage

GBP 130.00
1