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Examine strategic management with the market-leading book that sets the standard as today's most intellectually rich, but practical analysis of strategic management. Written by award-winning instructors and prominent management scholars, Hitt/Ireland/Hoskisson/Harrison's STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 14E incorporates cutting-edge research and examples from more than 600 companies. This edition combines a classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm and a stakeholder perspective to demonstrate how businesses establish competitive advantages in the global market. You study how firms govern themselves, formulate and implement strategies that create value for stakeholders, use strategic alliances to enhance global competitiveness and meld strategic management and entrepreneurial behaviors for winning growth strategies. MindTap and Cengage Infuse online resources are also available to help you excel as a strategic leader.

This book presents a collection of research papers that explore how managers, practitioners and policymakers can address the challenges of the Digital Transformation with particular reference to the topics of organizational change, digital work, and individual behaviors. Each chapter offers insights into how to tackle DT in order to support work within modern organizations and society as a whole. The plurality of views offered makes this book relevant for scholars, companies, and public sector organizations alike. It gathers revised versions of selected papers (original double-blind peer-reviewed contributions) presented at the annual conference of the Italian chapter of AIS, which took place in Turin, Italy, in October 2023.

The undisputed global bestseller in marketing management that consistently reflect changes in marketing theory and practice A key text both for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Marketing Management. An encyclopaedia of marketing, the classic Marketing Management is considered by many as the authoritative book on the subject. Inspired by the US editions, the 5th European edition of this bestselling text offers an overview of marketing through accessible, theoretically rigorous content underpinned by managerial relevance. It explores the challenges facing European marketing practitioners and admirably covers a wide range of concepts examining traditional aspects of marketing and blending them with modern and future themes. Key features of this book include: A structure designed specifically to fit the way the course is taught in Europe New and updated in-depth European case studies help readers bridge the gap between knowledge and practice Focus on digital technologies such as robotics, AI, augmented and virtual reality, and their impact on marketing management skill sets and practices Coverage of the latest trends and developments in the marketing field, such as social media marketing, ethical issues and sustainability Featuring work from prominent European academics, new practical examples and exercises, it remains one of the most significant textbooks in marketing management.

This book provides insightful approaches to how to improve business sustainability. The volume includes an integrated analysis of different relevant aspects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and provides an international view of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The book explores these topics with the aim to share ideas and visions for a sustainable future and to provide useful tips for academics, practitioners, and policy-makers in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, leaders face unprecedented challenges in navigating complex organizational dynamics, fostering innovation, and driving sustainable growth. Traditional leadership approaches often must address these multifaceted issues, leading to stagnation and missed corporate opportunities. The emerging field of Neuroleadership offers a transformative solution by leveraging cutting-edge insights from neuroscience and psychology to revolutionize leadership practices. Neuroleadership Development and Effective Communication in Modern Business is a comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing Neuroleadership principles, offering a groundbreaking approach to leadership development. By integrating neuroscience fundamentals with practical leadership strategies, this book equips leaders with the tools to enhance emotional intelligence, optimize decision-making processes, and cultivate a culture of innovation and collaboration within their organizations. Through in-depth explorations, readers will understand how the brain functions in leadership roles, learning to leverage neuroplasticity to drive organizational change effectively. With topics ranging from stress management and resilience to ethical leadership considerations, this book provides a holistic framework for leadership excellence in the digital age. Whether you're a seasoned executive, a leadership development professional, or a scholar seeking to explore the frontiers of leadership research, Neuroleadership Development and Effective Communication in Modern Business is your essential companion to mastering the art and science of Neuroleadership.

Corporations are increasingly dedicated to implementing more robust climate change practices in an era characterized by natural resource constraints, socio-environmental challenges, and mounting climate change pressures. This book provides a timely exploration of theoretical and empirical perspectives on global climate governance and corporate eco-innovation activities. It illustrates how corporations are actively addressing climate change by enhancing their climate governance systems and integrating eco-innovation into their operations, significantly impacting financial decision-making, policies, performance, risk management, and other crucial indicators. In this context, eco-innovation represents a corporation's ability to reduce environmental costs and burdens for its customers. It plays a vital role in helping firms improve energy and environmental efficiency, mitigate energy consumption, reduce carbon emissions, and minimize ecological harm during and after production. Additionally, eco-innovation can create new market opportunities by enhancing existing environmental technologies. Furthermore, the shift from conventional corporate governance to a heightened focus on corporate climate governance mechanisms, such as the establishment of ecological committees, the implementation of cli-mate incentives for managers and executives, and the publication of sustainability or climate change reports, proves to be an effective strategy for motivating firms to become more dedicated to environmental protection and eco-innovation initiatives.

This edited volume analyzes how the COVID-19 crisis could be transformed into opportunities for those organizations that correctly interpret the change, adapt their strategies accordingly, and increase their chances of success in a post-pandemic scenario. Through this lens, the female role and contribution to recovery are analyzed and discussed in the economic, financial and social context.Even if many aspects set the COVID-19 crisis apart from the latest global financial crises – such as the unusual shutdown of businesses in specific sectors, social distancing regulations, and general uncertainty sparked by the pandemic – the challenges facing all organizations in the current recovery phase can present an opportunity for extraordinary growth and development in Europe. The focus of the contributions gathered here is not on “counting” the damages and losses but rather on monitoring the recovery and on emerging instruments to support national and global economic recovery, while payingspecial attention to women's role in it.

​This handbook is a comprehensive source of information, analysis and directions in disaster studies. It goes beyond the oft-explored issues of management and science related to the topic and explores policies, governance, law and decision-making combined with the processes of implementation and enforcement, all the while integrating the latest science and technology updates related to the topic, such as artificial intelligence and early warning systems. It brings together studies which relate to sociology, politics and institutional economics, which work under the impact of resource availability, issues of leadership and international laws. Disasters are trans-boundary and disaster studies are trans-disciplinary. It is this aspect which would form the fulcrum of contributions and present a new, refreshing and innovative design for the handbook. The transformatory pedagogy which started with the Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015 and The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 outlines seven clear targets and four priorities for action to prevent new and reduce existing disaster risks. The four priority areas around which the book would revolve are (i) Understanding disaster risk; (ii) Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk; (iii) Investing in disaster reduction for resilience and; (iv) Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, and to'Build Back Better'in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction.

This book assesses the progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in ASEAN, India and China using the above framework conditions in the context with three main propositions. First, translating the SDGs into regional economic integration strategies during the pandemic recovery can enhance the link between global objectives and the multifaceted reality of an ASEAN community building process, and providing a strategic option to strengthen the regional approaches. Secondly, a regional approach on complementarities to SDGs can facilitate the definition of relevant targets/indicators and enhance the monitoring and evaluation framework. In so doing it could also offer the scope to integrate more closely ASEAN community's social and environmental concerns into existing economic, social and political frameworks. Thirdly, focusing just on the geo-economic sphere – the area where south east and East Asian economic integration is relatively more advanced – will prove the hypothesis that effective regional integration through mega trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can support the Asia's transformation agenda and foster more inclusive and sustainable growth.

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

This book seeks to understand how society and businesses are affected by, and respond to, the coronavirus crisis in various parts of the world. The volume explores: new CSR perspectives given the pandemic situation; SME perspectives and responsibility during the early stages of the pandemic; how large companies responded to the crisis; the challenges and opportunities provided by the use of digital technologies; and how leaders, entrepreneurs and individuals manage in uncertain times.Pulling together conceptual and empirical studies from Spain, Mexico, Sweden, Nigeria, Ghana and Kuwait, the book offers a truly international perspective as it examines how the pandemic has challenged a number of existing CSR assumptions, concepts and practices. It will be valuable reading for academics working in the fields of management, CSR, sustainability and crisis management.Anna Sörensson is assistant professor and researcher in Departmentof Economics, Geography, Law and Tourism at Mid Sweden University, Sweden.Besrat Tesfaye is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Södertörn University, Sweden.Anders Lundström is professor emeritus at Mid Sweden University and managing director at the IPREG (The Institute of Innovative Entrepreneurship), Sweden.Georgiana Grigore is Associate Professor in Marketing at University of Leicester, UK.Alin Stancu is Professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.

Examine strategic management with the market-leading book that sets the standard as today's most intellectually rich, practical analysis of strategic management. Written by prominent management scholars and award-winning instructors, Hitt/Ireland/Hoskisson's STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, 13E incorporates cutting-edge research and new examples from more than 600 companies to reveal how firms effectively use the strategic management process. This edition combines a classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to demonstrate how businesses establish competitive advantages and create value for stakeholders in the global marketplace. You study how firms govern themselves, the value of strategic alliances to global companies and the value firms create by melding strategic management and entrepreneurial behaviors when competing. MindTap online learning solution is also available with new real-world activities designed to help you outperform and excel as a strategic leader.

Examine strategic management with the market-leading book that sets the standard as today's most intellectually rich, but practical analysis of strategic management. Written by award-winning instructors and prominent management scholars, Hitt/Ireland/Hoskisson/Harrison's STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: COMPETITIVENESS AND GLOBALIZATION, 14E incorporates cutting-edge research and examples from more than 600 companies. This edition combines a classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm and a stakeholder perspective to demonstrate how businesses establish competitive advantages in the global market. You study how firms govern themselves, formulate and implement strategies that create value for stakeholders, use strategic alliances to enhance global competitiveness and meld strategic management and entrepreneurial behaviors for winning growth strategies. MindTap and Cengage Infuse online resources are also available to help you excel as a strategic leader.

This book includes state-of-the-art discussions on various issues and aspects of the implementation, testing, validation, and application of big data in the context of healthcare. The concept of big data is revolutionary, both from a technological and societal well-being standpoint. This book provides a comprehensive reference guide for engineers, scientists, and students studying/involved in the development of big data tools in the areas of healthcare and medicine. It also features a multifaceted and state-of-the-art literature review on healthcare data, its modalities, complexities, and methodologies, along with mathematical formulations. The book is divided into two main sections, the first of which discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of big data in the healthcare sector. In turn, the second addresses the mathematical modeling of healthcare problems, as well as current and potential future big data applications and platforms.

This book brings together papers presented at the 3rd Conference of Research in Economics and Management (CIREG) held in Morocco in May 2016. With a focus on the challenges of SMEs and innovative solutions, they highlight the contribution of researchers in the fields of business and management, with all their micro and macro-economic aspects. They shed light on the universal scientific vision of the importance of SMEs with answers relevant to their local context and adapted to their specific national situation. The relevance of SME research lies in its heuristic value of analyzing change, rather than in constructing a category, a particularly useful empirical concept. This third volume is focused on marketing and human resources.

This book provides a rich collection of essays discussing and showcasing the transformation of businesses around the world towards sustainability and responsibility. Based on a framework of global theoretical approaches, it presents practical examples and cases from a variety of industries, regions and corporate functions. It also highlights the latest insights on how corporations consider sustainability in the governance of their respective organization. Furthermore, the book features a section dedicated to responsible finance, and outlines business and management-driven approaches that contradict the traditionally held belief that a trade-off exists between sustainability, social responsibility and profit.

This innovative and engaging book discusses the contribution of business to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. It critically analyses selected impact measurement and management tools to highlight their respective benefits and limitations, and also provides guidance on critical management decisions to support high-quality impact measurement and management. The analyses underlying this book are the result of a three year research project conducted by an international consortium in the EU-funded research project GLOBAL VALUE – Managing Business Impact on Development. The research is complemented by examples from corporate practice and expert interviews to demonstrate and measure the contribution of business to sustainable development in the context of the SDGs.

Strengthen your understanding of the principles of marketing management with this bestselling text. Marketing Management, 4th edition, European Edition, by Philip Kotler, Kevin Lane Keller, Mairead Brady, Malcolm Goodman, and Torben Hansen is considered by many as the authoritative text on the subject. The textbook covers a wide range of concepts and issues, accurately reflecting the fast-moving pace of modern marketing. Combining traditional marketing with new concepts, the text maintains accessibility, theoretical rigour, and managerial relevance. Now in its 4th edition, Marketing Management remains current with fresh learning features including: New examples from across the world. The inclusion of European academic thought in the text. A focus on the digital challenges for marketers. The importance of creative thinking and its contribution to marketing practice. Case studies throughout to consolidate understanding. A key text for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, this edition will provide you with all the tools you need to be successful in your course.

This book critically examines the implementation and adoption of integrated reporting (IR) in organizations and corporations. A relatively new area of policy and practice, IR has rapidly gained considerable prominence since the formation of the International Integrated Reporting Committee in 2010. The book analyzes the outcomes and benefits as well as the shortfalls of integrated reporting. It offers an introduction to the foundations of IR and a comprehensive overview of its use through a number of detailed case studies. Lastly, it discusses the outlook for further developments in sustainability accounting and reporting.

This book analyzes the relationship between integrated reporting and audit quality within the European context, presenting empirical evidence and drawing on a broad review of the available literature in order to evaluate the ability of integrated reporting to enhance audit risk assessment. Dedicated sections first elucidate the concepts of integrated reporting and audit quality. The main integrated reporting frameworks are compared, the role of integrated reporting within a firm's disclosure is examined, and all aspects of audit risk are discussed. The key question of the impacts of integrated reporting on the components of audit risk is then addressed in detail, with reference to empirical findings, their practical implications, and their limitations. The concluding section explores the future of corporate reporting and the development of the next integrated reporting framework and summarizes the insights that the analysis in the book offers into the relationship between integrated reporting and audit quality in the European setting.

Earnings management is an issue that directly affects the overall integrity and quality of financial reporting and to date, many studies have been conducted in an attempt to gain an understanding of whether firms are engaging in earnings management, why they do so, what are the motives that drive managers'discretionary behaviour, what are the economic consequences and whether investors can see through this behaviour? In this book, Chapter One reviews the developments and the trends in the contemporary earnings management research and discuss several possible avenues for future research. Chapter Two provides an overview of the most recent studies on earnings management in relation to the financial crisis and the institutional environment and firm characteristics. Chapter Three provides a description of the nowadays most commonly used methods for measuring earnings management in accounting and finance literature. Chapter Four examines earnings management and corporate social responsibility as an entrenchment strategy.

Knowledge has become the most important asset of modern business. The term “business intelligence” (BI) has been used to describe processes and systems dedicated to the systematic and in-depth analysis of an organization and its competitive environment. The field of BI is an active and still growing area of computer applications in business and economy. Business ethics is a set of values, norms and principles that seeks to achieve respect for the rights generally recognised by society. The topic of ethical values has a range that is far too wide to conduct a thorough discussion of the concept within this contribution. One simple approach is to just use ethical value synonymously with goodness or virtuous behavior. This book discusses business intelligence, strategies and ethics.

Corporatee Social Performance: Paradoxes- Pitfalls and Pathways to the Better World is authored by a range of international experts with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives and provides a collection of ideas, examples and solutions on CSP implementation and problems that occur in this area of consideration. The last decade had abundant corporate, national and international ethical and financial scandals and crises. After this epoch of moral catastrophes stakeholders expect that corporations which are considered as the most powerful institutions today and which have enormous impact on our planet's ecosystems and social networks will take more active roles as citizens within society and in the fight against some of the most pressing problems in the world, such as poverty, environmental degradation, defending human rights, corruption, and pandemic diseases. Although Corporate Social Performance (CSP) has been a prominent concept in management literature and in the business world in recent years'it remains a fact that many business leaders still only pay lip service to CSR, or are merely reacting to peer pressure by introducing it into their organizations.'(Bevan et al. 2004:4). So do really companies do “well” by doing “good” or maybe” companies engage in CSR in order to offset corporate social irresponsibility'? (Kotchen and Moony, 2012 p.4). I hope that we would agree that companies and CSR only by working together guarantee their own survival and we- the society and the planet -will be much obliged (Thomé, 2009 p. 3).