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The book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Applied Sciences (ICISAS 2023), which took place in Dubai, UAE, on 09-11 December 2023. The conference is a unique opportunity to learn from leading researchers and professionals on how to collectively shape the future through innovation, sustainability, and scientific vigor. Topics include but are not limited to sustainable materials and manufacturing, renewable energy, cyber incident and security, information security risk management, and sustainable finance and investments, to name a few. The conference is meant to attract experts from diverse industries, including senior government leaders, policymakers, eminent scientists, academicians, researchers, technocrats, and students from various parts of the world. This multi-professional conference is dedicated to all applied specialized and interdisciplinary fields.

In an era of rapid technological, economic and political change, there is a growing awareness of the challenges of income inequality, employment insecurity and workplace conflict. In this context, positive relationships between management and trade unions offer an opportunity to negotiate change and create fairer and more productive workplaces. Part of the Palgrave Executive Essentials series, this engaging text is the only dedicated resource for executive learners, professionals and students of human resources and labour relations, providing a strategic management guide to employee relations in the unionised workplace. Combining theory with practical examples and tools relating to negotiations with unions and management of a unionised workforce, this book is a one-stop-shop for students, instructors and practitioners looking to supplement their understanding of employment relations with hands-on knowledge of this vitally important context. It includes case studies, reflective questions, suggested resources and further reading for additional learning. It will be a vital resource for executive education courses on employment relations and managing a unionised workforce, as well as MBA students and exec-MA students, as well as the wider practitioner community.

Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures, Global Edition -- (Perpetual Access)

A leading global consulting firm on how to achieve new product launch success rates far above industry averages. New product launches are risky. But disciplined innovation practices lead to success rates well above industry benchmarks. Predictable Winners is a comprehensive handbook of best practices for improving the odds of success at every step of the innovation journey—from concept development through commercial launch and beyond. Product leaders, innovation teams, and senior executives will find practical insights to reduce product risk and improve R&D effectiveness and ROI, while delighting customers with a pipeline of compelling new products and services. The authors'systematic approach is covered step-by-step in twenty-five chapters on topics like assembling the right team, identifying innovation opportunities, conducting a disciplined, data-driven assessment of a new product's revenue potential, making wise investment decisions, and more. Predictable Winners also details how to use quantitative tools to disaggregate and reduce the distinct risks around competing product concepts, customer segments, channels, pricing, and launch planning. Finally, because not all breakthrough innovation comes from internal teams, the authors also explain advanced strategies for improving the odds of success: balancing organic innovation with external acquisitions or licensing.

Prepare for the future with the eight skills needed to become future fit.Winner, Australian Business Book of the Year 2019Finalist, UK Business Book Awards 2020Finalist, Australian Career Book of the Year 2019 The need for skills that defy disruption has never been so urgent, as traditional workplace models give way to confronting new rules of engagement. If you're looking for job security, growth and acceleration in a radical new workforce, then Future Fit is the place to start. Award-winning author Andrea Clarke shares her experience, expertise and tactical advice on how to become truly future fit. ‘The future of work is here and it's about talent – your talent. It's about upgrading our human skills because they're landing differently in a hybrid environment,'says Clarke. ‘These skills are powerful differentiators in a dynamic and demanding new workplace.'Using her experience from a vibrant and varied career, Clarke explores the eight real skills we need for the future: Reputation Capital, Adaptability, Communication, Networking, Creativity, Problem solving, Leadership and Learning. A former Washington, DC, news reporter, Iraqi humanitarian aid worker and EdTech pioneer, Clarke founded FutureFitCo in 2012 – a business that trains emerging leaders to accelerate these core competencies. The Future Fit Digital Program, adapted from this book, is delivered globally to multi-national organisations. ‘Future Fit is a potent toolkit for anyone wanting not only to keep up with the head-spinning pace of workplace change, but to position themselves to excel within it.'Sydney Morning Herald

We are living longer and often healthier lives than ever before in history. Shouldn't our work lives adapt to this new era of longevity? By introducing a sustainable personal leadership development approach that is fit for purpose in this era, Personal Leadership in the Age of No Retirement addresses the inevitable shift in societal attitudes towards work, health, wellbeing, and expectations around retirement and helps individuals to effectively navigate the coming years of their lives. The book provides a model that is flexible, inclusive, and individualised. The authors, experts in organisational psychology and management, emphasise the need for recalibration of personal leadership goals and actions for sustainable and fulfilling working lives. The book's scientific research insights combined with the relatable examples and practical exercises will help mid-career business executives, professionals, and the general reader reflect on their career journey to date and adapt their personal developmental needs in light of new aspirations and realities so they can plan purposeful and meaningful actions to unlock the next chapter successfully.