Capitalism's handmaidens

A powerful mythology has grown up around the idea of women’s entrepreneurship. Langworthy offers a political economy of women’s enterprise and asks what value women’s enterprise gives, not to women, but to the institutions that have shaped them and placed them in the centre of the global imaginary.

Between the spreadsheets

Everyone talks about data quality issues, but not the consequences. From the top to the bottom of an organisation, everyone should understand the impact of dirty data and how to spot it. Being an entirely revised new edition, this book will show you how.

Navigating data standards in business strategy

This book is designed to help companies create and apply data principles for a positive impact on business strategy and growth, providing stability outside of the ever-changing technology, data, and legal landscapes.

Resilience and recovery of hospitality and tourism

A comprehensive guide exploring resilience strategies in tourism and hospitality, focusing on leadership, sustainability and data-driven recovery in a post-pandemic world.

Entrepreneurship for creative scientists

Written by experienced scientists and entrepreneurs, this book examines innovative businesses founded by scientists. Aimed at scientists and engineers, this essential guide sets out the steps required to commercialize an idea and maximize its potential for success.

Pesticides and agriculture

Pesticides have played a critical but sometimes controversial role in the development of agriculture. This book provides an authoritative account of the development of the modern pesticides industry in the context of broader developments in global agriculture.

Consumers and food: understanding and shaping consumer behaviour

This collection reviews the wealth of research in understanding consumer food-purchasing behaviour and what this means for farmers, food manufacturers, retailers and policy makers seeking to produce healthier food in a more sustainable way.

Trends in consumer preference for locally sourced food products

Recent years witnessed an increase in academic, policy and consumer interest in local foods. Yet, overwhelmingly positive attitudes toward local foods are often not translated into purchases. This chapter reviews the literature regarding the conceptualization of local food as well as consumer mot...

Principles of global supply chain management

‘Managing Global Supply Chains’ addresses the challenges and trends that the global supply chain industry has encountered in recent decades. The book’s emphasis is on emerging and developed economies in Asia, North America and Latin America.

Digital bricks and mortar

The digital age has revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives, from communication and commerce to entertainment and education. Yet, amid this transformative wave, one industry remains stubbornly entrenched in the past: the property market. Consumers are left to navigate a labyrinth of antiq...

Comparative media policy, regulation and governance in europe - chapter 1

The egyptian economy in the twenty-first century

A multi-faceted account of Egyptian economic development by nineteen internationally recognized authorities and the critical challenges the economy is likely to face in the next twenty yearsThe Egyptian Economy in the Twenty-first Century addresses the question of why Egypt, despite possessing a ...

Unions resurgent? the past, present and uncertain future of trade unions in britain

In this book, J.R. Shackleton examines the history and economics of trade unionism, how the movement has shaped Britain’s economic landscape, and whether the landslide victory achieved by Labour in the 2024 general election will lead to a resurgence in union power and influence.

Learning for innovation in the global knowledge economy

Open licensing for cultural heritage

This practical and explanatory guide for library and cultural heritage professionals introduces and explains the use of open licences for content, data and metadata in libraries and other cultural heritage organisations.

Delivering the visitor experience

Delivering the Visitor Experience is a practical guide to creating and managing the visitor experience in your museum. Whether you are running an established visitor attraction or creating a new experience from scratch, this book combines expert advice, transferable models and diverse case studie...

Strategic thinking and decision making

This book covers a wide range of managerial problems that leaders may encounter in business, often in unexpected or incomplete ways. Varied essays depict complex situations that organizational leaders encountered and had to resolve. The leadership challenge is to develop meta-skills for thinking ...

Pathways to action

We are not acting fast enough on climate change! Pathways to Action shows how keystone organizations can take seemingly impossible situations and turn them into business opportunities.

The lawyer as leader: how to own your career and lead in law firms

This special report is a practical, experience-based guide to personal development at every stage of a lawyer’s career. The author draws on over 30 years as an international commercial lawyer and senior partner in a Magic Circle firm to offer a roadmap for moving from a “What’s expected of me?” m...

Sukuk and islamic capital markets

This practical title provides a comprehensive overview of the Islamic capital markets, tracking their development from the first sukuks to the current outlook after the global economic crisis and the recent Shariah rulings of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institut...

Integrating china

This timely collection of essays from Peter Nolan offers deep insight into the challenges faced in integrating China with the global political economy.

Introduction to knowledge organization

This book provides a complete introduction to the rapidly expanding field of Knowledge organization (KO), presenting historical precedents and theoretical foundations in a discursive, intelligible form, covering the philosophical, linguistic and technical aspects. In the contemporary context of g...

Practical knowledge and information management

This book provides a practical guide to implementing knowledge and information initiatives in the workplace.

South of the crisis

The book offers an unorthodox account of why and how global capitalism has entered a phase of unsustainable crises of accumulation and legitimacy, and examines the different exit strategies open to Latin American countries.

Knowledge governance

In order to move beyond the international intellectual property rights regime in both theory and practice, this volume offers the novel approach of “knowledge governance” as a way to understand the role of knowledge in growth and development.

Competing with knowledge

Aims to stimulate information professionals to explore the potential impact of Knowledge Management (KM) on their work and career. Using case studies, this book considers: the knowledge context; creating knowledge-based environments in a range of sectors; and, the role of information management s...

Information literacy in the workplace

This book explains how information literacy is essential to the contemporary workplace and is fundamental to competent, ethical and evidence-based practice.

Managing records

This records manager's handbook offers advice for both those already specializing in records management and other LIS professionals wishing to learn more on the topic. It should be useful to all LIS organizations aiming to improve their routines for managing records and other information resources.

Joint operating agreements

There is also practical analysis of the key issues which apply to the operation of any JOA and the positions which are taken in the leading industry model form contracts. The perspectives of the operator and non-operator are addressed, along with consideration of the domestic and international st...

Comparative media policy, regulation and governance in europe - chapter 6

Comparative media policy, regulation and governance in europe - chapter 9

Crafting luxury

A fresh approach to contemporary views of luxury focusing on extensive academic research and industry insights, pushing the boundaries by using luxury as a catalyst for innovative research in a variety of domains spanning design, art, craftsmanship, technology, retail, architecture and cultural a...

Torkel aschehoug and norwegian historical economic thought

This book explores the economic thought of prominent Norwegian legal theorist and politician Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug (1822–1909) during the last decades of the nineteenth century, focusing on his historical-empirical approach to economics.

Investing in distressed debt in europe:

This publication provides an overview of the European distressed debt market, covering debt trading, non-performing loans, direct lending, restructuring and workouts. It analyses these topics and others from a pan-European point of view.

Why the world economy needs a financial crash and other critical essays on finance and financial economics

These essays explain why financial crisis breaks out, its social, economic and cultural consequences, and the limitations of policy in the face of economic stagnation induced by financial inflation.

An anatomy of the financial crisis

How did the US financial crisis snowball into USD 15 trillion global losses? This book offers a clear synthesis and original analysis of the various factors that led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010, and is intended as a supplementary course text for undergraduate and postgraduate students in...

Sustainable development challenges in the arab states of the gulf

The Arab Gulf states all face increasing challenges in terms of sustainable consumption and production. The present book includes contributions on these topics from specialists from the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Qatar as well as from the US and the UK.