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Explore the best business and economics books, including top entrepreneur reads, finance essentials, and foundational texts. Browse our online bookstore for bestsellers and highly recommended books in business and economics.
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The Economic Development of Bangladesh in the Asian Century: Prospects and PerspectivesThis book explains the macro-drivers of growth behind the economic development of Bangladesh. Few countries in the developing world have shown as exciting a promise of economic prosperity as Bangladesh. The promising nature of the Bangladeshi economy raises interesting questions pertaining to whether good...
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Understanding Audience Engagement in the Contemporary ArtsDrawing on unique multi-arts, multi-city scholarly research, Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts and culture in contemporary society. The authors critically interrogate the challenges of access, diversity, privilege and responsibility...
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Time, Leisure and Well-BeingThe significance of work and leisure as elements of our social fabric have puzzled philosophers and social scientists for generations. This ambitious new study considers historical views of work and leisure alongside contemporary survey evidence about time-use and well-being.Combining sophisticated theoretical analysis with empirical...
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Managing Multilingual Workplaces: Methodological, Empirical and Pedagogic PerspectivesThis book sets new trajectories for language-sensitive business and management research and pedagogy. The existence of language plurality characterises these. Empirical studies have been established as important and relevant for contemporary research. It has shifted language-sensitive research from the periphery to the centre of...
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A History of Interest and Debt: Ancient CivilizationsWith the spread of interest-based transactions, major problems such as inequality, poverty and debt-based slavery have emerged. Those who practiced professions such as usury have, despite the negative connotations attributed to them, contributed extensively to the construction of the conventional financial system in the...
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Cultural Proximity and Organization: Managing Diversity and InnovationCultural proximity consists in shared language, codes, and norms of communication and exchange between actors. It is generally considered important for organizations, enhancing communication and facilitation interaction between actors. In such situation, diversity is often seen as a source of richness and originality. However,...
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Absolute Essentials of EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship is a fundamental business discipline and a phenomenon that drives economic growth globally. This shortform textbook focuses on the absolute essential elements of the field, covering theory and practice. Illuminating the development of entrepreneurship, the author also concise introduces the entrepreneurial personality and...
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Cross-Cultural Leadership: Being Effective in an Era of Globalization, Digital Transformation and Disruptive InnovationFor many decades, management in its research and practice has been in need of an alternative approach and paradigm to understanding human behaviours. Many studies and books have attempted to provide solutions to the individual, which ended up being a cultural dilemma with little...
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Military Spending and Global Security: Humanitarian and Environmental PerspectivesGlobal military expenditure reached an estimated $1,822 billion in 2018 and this book questions what that spending responds to and indeed what that entails in terms of global security. The book draws from prior knowledge and research on military expenditure but introduces an all-encompassing,...
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Coronavirus Drug Discovery: Volume 3: Druggable Targets and in Silico UpdateCoronavirus Drug Discovery, Volume Three: Druggable Targets and In Silico Update presents comprehensive information on drug discovery against COVID-19. Chapters in Part One of this volume describe the various druggable targets and associated signaling pathways for effective targeting of SARS-CoV-2. In Part Two, chapters...
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How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a TimeForget hustle harder. Forget a mandatory 5 a.m. wake-up. Forget outlining your life plan in six-month, one-year, and five-year spans. We're living in a cultural shift as we reframe our perspectives around the purpose of work, what work/life balance really means, and how we...
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Planet Work: Rethinking Labor and Leisure in the AnthropoceneLabor and labor norms orient much of contemporary life, organizing our days and years and driving planetary environmental change. Yet, labor, as a foundational set of values and practices, has not been sufficiently interrogated in the context of the environmental humanities for its profound...
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The Principles of Scientific ManagementFrederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 - March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer. He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency. He was one of the first management consultants. In 1911, Taylor summed up his efficiency techniques in his...
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Agent to Agent: Professional CooperationI, Pat Ford, am a native of Memphis, Tennessee. I moved to the Middle Tennessee area in 1995 as the result of a family relocation. My career in real estate started in 1984 in Memphis and I am currently licensed with CRYE-LEIKE in Spring...
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Rebooting Local Economies: How to Build Prosperous CommunitiesA prosperous future for your community is in your hands!Make your community a better place to live, work and play!Why do some communities thrive and grow while others struggle and decline? Smart communities know how to attract and nurture the kinds of businesses and...
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Human Development and the Path to Freedom: 1870 to the PresentHow has human development evolved during the last 150 years of globalization and economic growth? How has human development been distributed across countries? How do developing countries compare to developed countries? Do social systems matter for wellbeing? Are there differences in the performance of...
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Existentialism in Pandemic Times: Implications for Psychotherapists, Coaches and OrganisationsBuilding on Monica Hanaway's previous publications, this timely volume considers the benefits of bringing an existential approach to psychotherapy, coaching, supervision and leadership, particularly in times of crisis. The book uses an existential lens to examine the impact Covid-19 has had on our mental...
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Managing Complexity in HealthcareManaging Complexity in Healthcare introduces the ComEntEth (Complex Entropic Ethical) model as an integrated bio-medical and philosophical approach to understanding how people get things done in healthcare. Drawing on the complexity sciences, studies of entropy in living organisms and the ethics of Emmanuel Levinas,...
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Soulfluent(R) Leadership Business Guide: Amplify Your Message, Visibility and Profits by Leveraging Your ArchetypeIf you're a soulful, purpose-driven entrepreneur looking for tools to help you reach even greater heights, the Soulfluent(R) Leadership Business Guide is the resource you need to help you amplify your message, build your visibility and step into powerful leadership. Do you love what...
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Stadia Naming Rights in SportThis book is an accessible, practical, and systematic guide to stadium naming rights sponsorship within sport, designed to help practitioners and students gain a better understanding of how naming rights work and the benefits that sport and corporate organisations may get from this kind...
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