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Il 16° Rapporto Annuale Federculture cade nell'annus horribilis della pandemia da Covid-19 che ha sconvolto la vita sociale, economica e culturale dell'intero pianeta. In Italia i settori della cultura e del turismo, tra i più colpiti dall'impatto del loc

This book takes a historical approach to explore data, algorithms, their use in practice through applications of AI in various settings, and all of the surrounding ethical and DEI implications. Summarizing our current knowledge and highlighting gaps, it offers original examples from empirical research in various settings, such as healthcare, social media, and the GIG economy.The author investigates how systems relying on a binary structure (machines) work in systems that are instead analogic (societies). Further, he examines how underrepresented populations, who have been historically penalized by technologies, can play an active role in the design of automated systems, with a specific focus on the US legal and social system.One issue is that main tasks of machines concern classification, which, while efficient for speeding up decision-making processes, are inherently biased. Ultimately, this work advocates for ethical design and responsible implementation and deployment of technology in organizations and society through through government-sponsored social justice, in contrast with free market policies.This interdisciplinary text contributes to the timely and relevant debate on algorithmic fairness, biases, and potential discriminations. It will appeal to researchers in business ethics and information systems while building on theories from anthropology, psychology, sociology, management, marketing, and economics.

The pressing need for environmental preservation has never been more evident, placing companies at the forefront of the sustainability movement. As the global community grapples with the ever-escalating environmental crisis, the imperative to preserve our planet has transitioned from an ethical consideration to a business necessity. Companies now face an unprecedented challenge: not only must they adapt to more sustainable practices, but must also fully embrace them across all aspects of their operations, including at the employee level. At the heart of this transformative journey lies human resource management, a pivotal lever for shaping a sustainable and environmentally responsible future for organizations. Building Sustainable Human Resources Management Practices for Businesses is a tool for academic scholars and discerning readers who seek to understand and address this urgent issue. This book goes beyond exploration, offering a deeply insightful examination of human resource management's role in fostering sustainability within organizations. By weaving the principles of sustainability with the intricacies of talent management, the book provides readers with the essential insights, practical tools, and real-world examples necessary to navigate the path toward a more eco-conscious approach to HR. From eco-friendly hiring practices to the cultivation of a green organizational culture, each chapter delivers actionable guidance and inspires change. Simultaneously, it delves into the challenges and future prospects of green HR management, exploring how technology, diversity and inclusion, and collaboration with key stakeholders can usher in a greener, more sustainable economy. In a world teetering on the edge of environmental uncertainty, Building Sustainable Human Resources Management Practices for Businesses is an indispensable guide for academic scholars, leaders, and human resource professionals. It sheds light on the critical issue of integrating sustainability into human resource management and sets the stage for a more sustainable and environmentally conscious organizational landscape. The urgency of our times demands that organizations, academicians, and policymakers unite in their quest for a greener future, and this book serves as the bridge connecting academia, business, and the environment to achieve that shared vision.

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Satya Nadella to Lynda Gratton and company examples from Nestlé to TikTok, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.This book will inspire you to:Radically redefine the role of managers in your organizationIntegrate your ESG goals into your company's core business modelSeparate the hype from the reality of Web3 and identify opportunities for your businessNavigate conflict and embrace mutual learning across generational differencesIdentify the soft skills needed in the C-suite—and build themEncourage all employees to develop the capabilities around digital transformationThis collection of articles includes'Managers Can't Do It All,'by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton;'What Is Web3?,'by Thomas Stackpole;'Selling on TikTok and Taobao,'by Thomas S. Robertson;'Managing in the Age of Outrage,'by Karthik Ramanna;'The Five Stages of DEI Maturity,'by Ella F. Washington;'The Essential Link Between ESG Targets and Financial Performance,'by Mark R. Kramer and Marc W. Pfitzer;'Make the Most of Your One-on-One Meetings,'by Steven G. Rogelberg;'Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity,'by Megan W. Gerhardt, Josephine Nachemson-Ekwall, and Brandon Fogel;'The C-Suite Skills That Matter Most,'by Raffaella Sadun, Joseph Fuller, Stephen Hansen, and PJ Neal;'Your Company Needs a Space Strategy. Now.,'by Matthew Weinzierl, Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Tarun Khanna, Alan MacCormack, and Brendan Rosseau; and'Democratizing Transformation,'by Marco Iansiti and Satya Nadella.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

Das Buch von Carsten Ulbricht, Danilo Brajovic, Thorsten Duhme, Jessica Hawighorst, Marco Huber, Varinia Iber und Carolin Nemecbietet eine umfassende Orientierungshilfe zu den wichtigsten Rechtsfragen im Zusammenhang mit dem Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI). Es führt in die technischen Grundlagen ein und erklärt zentrale Funktionsweisen und Begriffe. Anschließend werden urheberrechtliche Fragen zu KI-generierten Inhalten und datenschutzrechtliche Herausforderungen und Vorgaben beleuchtet. Zudem behandelt das Buch Haftungsfragen und Möglichkeiten zur Minimierung von Haftungsrisiken sowie die Patentierbarkeit von KI-Innovationen. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt auf der neuen KI-Verordnung der EU (AI Act), deren rechtliche Aspekte, technische Implikationen und Umsetzungsvorgaben ausführlich erläutert werden. Inhalte: - Die wichtigsten Fachbegriffe und Problemstellungen im Zusammenhang mit KI - Urheberrecht und Immaterialgüterrecht - Datenschutzrecht: Herausforderungen und rechtlichen Vorgaben im Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten - Haftungsfragen im Zusammenhang mit Künstlichen Intelligenzen - Patentierbarkeit von KI-bezogenen Erfindungen - Die Europäische Verordnung über Künstliche Intelligenz (KI-VO)Die digitale und kostenfreie Ergänzung zu Ihrem Buch auf myBook+: - E-Book direkt online lesen im Browser - Persönliche Fachbibliothek mit Ihren BüchernJetzt nutzen auf mybookplus.de.

In the complexity of the current economic context, exports represent the only path that allows Italian SMEs to grow and thrive in the medium to long term. However, the international markets in which they operate are increasingly complex and competitive, and unlike local markets, they are complicated by the presence of barriers and peculiarities related to sales and after-sales management. In this scenario, the Export Manager is a crucial figure in enabling companies to initiate, develop, and man-age the export of goods and services, and more generally, to activate the internationalization process. In this perspective, the book represents a true guidebook for a profession on the rise. From company assessment to market analysis, from defining the entry strategy into target countries to designing the business model, from risk assessment to business plan drafting and implementation to KPI monitoring: for each activity, the authors pragmatically illustrate both the necessary technical skills and the softer managerial capabilities, supported by cases and examples, with-out neglecting the implications of the digitization process that now affects every phase of this multifaceted profession.

Dieses Buch beleuchtet das Themenfeld New Work und setzt sich mit den Herausforderungen auseinander, denen Tourismusunternehmen auf dem Weg in eine sich verändernde Arbeitswelt begegnen. Der Sammelband analysiert zentrale Handlungsfelder und entwickelt konkrete Handlungsstrategien für Leadership-Ansätze und Human Resources Management im Tourismus. Fallstudien und Interviews aus der Unternehmenspraxis tragen dazu bei, Unternehmensentscheidungen vor dem Hintergrund wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse kritisch zu reflektieren. Die Leserinnen und Leser erhalten somit einen systematischen und umfassenden Einblick in die Thematik und zahlreiche Impulse für die erfolgreiche Gestaltung neuer Arbeitswelten im Tourismus. Das Buch richtet sich an Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider, Personalverantwortliche und Studierende im Tourismus sowie an ein interessiertes Fachpublikum aus Wissenschaft und Praxis.

Strategic agility is a fast-growing paradigm for strategic thinking and strategy-making that is finding increasing acceptance both in academia and practice. But what are the theoretical origins of this paradigm? What are the main lines of development of the paradigm in the current academic debate and in firms adopting agile strategies? And, finally, what are the areas and topics that need additional research? With this book, Guido Bortoluzzi and Marco Balzano take us first into the past to look for the historical roots of this disruptive paradigm, then review the current academic debate on the topic and present some cases of agile companies. And finally, they discuss the potential future development of this topic in the field of strategy research.

In the competitive world of the tourism sector, effective human resources management has become a critical factor in determining the success and sustainability of organizations. Human Relations Management in Tourism delves into the key aspects of this essential discipline, exploring the intersection of marketing management, human resource management, and the latest trends in the tourism industry. As the world faces unprecedented challenges and other crises, the book highlights the enduring effects on individuals, businesses, communities, and destinations. Occupational stress, an ongoing concern in the hospitality industry, can lead to conflict among team members or between employees and their roles. By shedding light on this issue, the book seeks to offer valuable insights to undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers involved in the field of tourism management. Amidst the technological advancements that have shaped the modern era, managers have come to recognize that their most valuable asset is their human capital. Thus, this book underscores the significance of prioritizing people and their well-being to achieve sustainable productivity and outstanding results. With globalization intensifying market competition, differentiation becomes a key driver for organizations. The book thoroughly explores how internal marketing and employee satisfaction and empowerment play pivotal roles in shaping tourism management. As work practices and human resource guidelines undergo transformation in response to the pandemic context, the book provides a thoughtful reflection on the new trends and practices emerging in Human Resources and Marketing Management within the tourism industry. Some of the focal points include the exploration of Green Human Resources, The Human Resource Balanced Scorecard (HRBSC), corporate events, team-building trends, employee empowerment, job satisfaction, and best practices in human resource management specific to the tourism sector. By analyzing these critical dimensions, the book equips readers with valuable insights and strategies to navigate the challenges and opportunities posed by the ever-changing landscape of the tourism industry.

This book improves the alignment of economics with the idea of justice, the first virtue of any social institution, according to Rawls. To this aim, it provides the analytical framework necessary to ensure a just economy. While today's notion of economics favours the economics of extortion, this book proposes a model that transcends Lionel Robbins'canonical relationship between ends and means, as it proposes a broader notion of rationality incorporating the range of human attributes. In contrast to Robbins'economic rationality, economic choices must be based on adequate and good reasons, as Rescher claims, because both the means and the ends require rational deliberation. As a result, the book challenges Robbins'hope of turning general concepts like scarcity, costs, etc. into universal economic principles guiding human behavior in a vacuum. It disputes the idea that, through the application of the abstract formulation of economic statements unconnected to reality, economics can be rationalized in a morally neutral space, based on empty rationality. By contrasting the three rival versions of economics —formalism (axiomatic), empiricism (technocratic-consequential), and institutionalism (axio-ideological)— the book shows that it is not possible to switch between them as they refer to segmented mental universes of abstraction.

Climate change has put the survival andviability of wine-growing regions at risk. Whereas the implementation of sustainableapproaches was once seen as a source of competitive advantage, it is now criticalto the survival of the industry. Winetourism should therefore aim to minimize possible cultural and environmentaldamage while improving the economic and social well-being of the wine-growingregion. Contributing to the targets of SDG 8, specifically target 8.9: ‘By 2030,devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobsand promotes local culture and products,'this book argues that wine tourism canbe considered as a catalyst for the environmental sustainability of wineries. Chaptershighlight the economic, socioeconomic, environmental, socio-cultural impact ofwine tourism around the world, before concluding with a look to the future trendsand challenges. Itfeatures best practices from around the world that wineriesand wine tourism companies can incorporate into their core business functionsto make their operations more sustainable and also showcases how wineries have designedtheir tourism offerings to meet sustainable tourism development objectives

This book contains a collection of chapters that provide new insights into traditional paradigms, approaches, and methods, as well as more recent innovative studies in knowledge management. It investigates the historical root of such interaction and how it evolved over time. The book examines the ability of an organization to recognize the value of new external information and knowledge, assimilate and apply them, which plays a critical role in determining innovative output. It introduces and highlights the importance of knowledge-sharing performance. In particular, it analyzes the knowledge-sharing process and its impact on the innovation capability and innovation performance of the firms. The book is an interesting read for both researchers and practitioners in this field.

This book explores the evolution of managerial practices supporting the growth of small- and medium-sized businesses and how these practices are associated and employed with trusted leadership to develop better business performance and success. It analyzes the influence of managerial practices on organizational innovation and provides case studies that demonstrate the ways in which societal and cultural settings may influence the perception of leadership processes and effectiveness. This book is of value for researchers, scholars, students, and practitioners interested in organizational effectiveness, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

The global economy's growth has come at a cost: environmental degradation and resource depletion. As businesses strive to meet increasing consumer demands, traditional supply chains prioritize cost and efficiency over sustainability. This approach is no longer viable in a world facing climate change and resource scarcity. The problem is apparent: how can businesses transition to sustainable practices without compromising profitability and operational efficiency? Green Supply Chain Management Practice and Principles promotes the establishment of a green supply chain as the key. It offers a comprehensive guide to integrating eco-friendly practices into every aspect of the supply chain, from sourcing raw materials to waste management. By adopting a green supply chain approach, businesses can reduce their environmental impact and improve their bottom line through cost savings and enhanced brand reputation. This book provides the knowledge and strategies needed to make this transition effective and sustainable. Through a combination of theory, practical insights, and real-world case studies, this book equips businesses, researchers, and students with the tools to understand and implement green supply chain practices. It addresses the challenges and opportunities of sustainability in supply chain management, offering actionable strategies for businesses of all sizes. By embracing the principles of a green supply chain, organizations can future-proof their operations, contribute to environmental preservation, and meet the growing demand for sustainable products and services.

This book presents seven internal dimensions that have a direct impact on an organization's global competitiveness and sustainability: purpose, leadership, passion, people-centered, customer-centric, infrastructure, and viability.An organization operates as a complex adaptive system that is impacted by external factors that make up its environment. These external factors, in turn, compel managers to make decisions and take deliberate actions that stimulate the organization's internal dimensions to enhance its competitiveness. Therefore, a competitive organization achieves a sustained level of productivity that leads to growth and the attainment of its objectives, resulting in increased income and well-being. Chapters in this book provide readers with a framework that demonstrates how these dimensions can be studied and analyzed individually, as well as how cultivating a coherent, mutually reinforcing system can enhance an organization's competitive advantage. This book also includes illustrative case studies and proposes an instrument to measure an organization's competitiveness.Providing a strategic framework for enhancing competitiveness in VUCA environments, this book will interest scholars and students in strategic management, competitiveness, innovation, and international business.

Wine tourism has become increasingly popular and important in recent years, with a vast scientific research highlighting the expansion of the industry and the various benefits associated with it. As the global wine market grows, new competitive strategies, business tools and patterns of wine tourists'demands are essential elements for the effective management of wine tourism products. This book aims to deepen the management of the wine tourism industry through the study of competitive strategies developed by wineries. It also explores perceptions, preferences, and expectations of wine tourists, as well as the analysis of new tools to improve the wine tourism product. In doing so, contributors make the case for effective strategic management that can help wineries determine their target markets, identify their competitive advantages, develop pricing strategies and create effective marketing campaigns. The book is therefore useful for both wine professionals and academics who wish to delve deeper into the study of the strategic management of wine tourism.

In the complexity of the current economic context, exports represent the only path that allows Italian SMEs to grow and thrive in the medium to long term. However, the international markets in which they operate are increasingly complex and competitive, and unlike local markets, they are complicated by the presence of barriers and peculiarities related to sales and after-sales management. In this scenario, the Export Manager is a crucial figure in enabling companies to initiate, develop, and man-age the export of goods and services, and more generally, to activate the internationalization process. In this perspective, the book represents a true guidebook for a profession on the rise. From company assessment to market analysis, from defining the entry strategy into target countries to designing the business model, from risk assessment to business plan drafting and implementation to KPI monitoring.

Bedrijfsarchitectuur is een vak. Dat kun je leren. Dit boek biedt de kennis die nodig is om goede, bruikbare architecturen te ontwikkelen. De Novius architectuurmethode die in dit boek wordt beschreven sluit aan op nationale en internationale frameworks en standaarden voor het ontwerpen van bedrijfsarchitecturen. Daarbij worden theorie en praktijk samengebracht en wordt het vakgebied in volle breedte en op een toegankelijke manier beschreven. Met vele voorbeelden uit de praktijk en de beschrijving van een doorlopende casus wordt het vakgebied van bedrijfsarchitectuur concreet gemaakt en wordt de waarde van werken onder architectuur snel duidelijk. Bedrijfsarchitectuur biedt het senior management van organisaties een stevige steun bij het innoveren en moderniseren van hun organisatie. Bedrijfsarchitectuur verbindt moderne dienstverleningsconcepten met de daarvoor benodigde inrichting van processen en informatievoorziening. Aan de andere kant ontwikkelen bedrijfsarchitecten heldere kaders voor het werk van product owners, procesontwerpers, dataspecialisten en ICT'ers. Bedrijfsarchitectuur legt de basis voor een optimale bedrijfsinrichting en ketensamenwerking. De aanpak die in dit boek wordt beschreven houdt rekening met zowel een projectmatige aanpak van transformatieprocessen als met de dynamische, agile werkwijze, gericht op continu veranderen. De lezer krijgt een brede blik op het werkveld, dat in de afgelopen decennia zich krachtig heeft ontwikkeld. Er wordt ingegaan op de rol die bedrijfsarchitecten spelen in hun organisatie, hun werkwijze en de ontwikkeling ervan. De kern van het boek beschrijft het systematisch ontwikkelen van een coherente architectuur voor dienstverlening, processen, data, applicaties, technologie en infrastructuur. Er is aangesloten op leidende methoden als TOGAF en ArchiMate. Ook wordt aangegeven hoe dit alles op een toegankelijke wijze kan worden gepresenteerd voor een bredere doelgroep. De adviezen en vele praktijkvoorbeelden zijn gebaseerd op de jarenlange ervaring van de auteurs in uiteenlopende organisaties: bedrijven, instellingen en overheden. De Novius architectuurmethode geldt voor veel organisaties als standaard, en vele honderden architecten zijn opgeleid via de Novius Architectuur Academie. Deze aanpak sluit ook aan op de bekende methode voor businesstransformatieplanning van Novius. Dit boek is bedoeld voor (aankomende) bedrijfs- en ICT-architecten. Ook bedrijfskundigen, informatieanalisten, informatiemanagers, product owners, scrum masters, softwareontwikkelaars en businessconsultants kunnen hun beroepspraktijk verrijken met de inzichten uit dit boek. Voor directieleden, CxO's en lijnmanagers die meer inzicht willen krijgen in de aanpak van bedrijfsmodernisering en de denkwereld van bedrijfs- en ICT-architecten is dit boek een handig naslagwerk.

Hoe kun je als organisatie snel en wendbaar waarde leveren in samenwerking met de gebruikers? In deze pocketguide delen de auteurs de essentiële ingrediënten voor het verkrijgen van enterprise agility. De beknopt geschreven tekst is helder gestructureerd en is gebaseerd op de inhoud van het als ‘standaardwerk'aangemerkte boek Enterprise agility - Een effectieve transformatie op basis van principes en practices waarin het onderwerp meer gedetailleerd is beschreven. Deze pocketguide biedt een verhelderende uitleg in geconcentreerde vorm; aansluitend worden prikkelende vragen gesteld om uzelf en uw organisatie verder te helpen. U zult uzelf respectievelijk blij verrast en pijnlijk herkennen in zowel de patronen en anti-patronen van enterprise agility. De auteurs voorzien de lezer daarbij van vele nuttige tips om direct in de eigen praktijk toe te passen. Op basis van logische stappen van schaalvergroting van de transitie van de organisatie, nemen de auteurs de lezer vanuit de onderliggende principes mee, via snelle wendbare teams en onderlinge samenwerkingsverbanden naar het ontwikkelen van enterprise agility binnen de gehele organisatie. De auteurs hebben gezamenlijk uitgebreide ervaring en deskundigheid waarmee zij individuen tot hele organisaties in beweging brengen.

This textbook provides a unique and original understanding on innovation and on product design and development, and on their tight interconnections. It presents an integrated and holistic perspective on these two fields, allowing readers to understand how the phenomenon of innovation occurs – and must be managed – at different and interacting levels, from corporate strategy to design decision-making.This book explores these themes in a scientifically rigorous manner, associating academic findings with examples from business. It provides readers with the conceptual and decision-making tools required to understand and manage the process of innovation at different levels, from the analysis of industry-wide phenomena to the formulation of a strategy, and from the planning of operations to the management of technical choices. Chapters cover innovation as an economic and social phenomenon, the formulation of innovation strategy, the management of product development processes and projects and the technical design of products and services. Offering an invaluable resource to postgraduate students in economics, management and engineering, this book is also intended for managers and entrepreneurs.The book's topics are covered by associating academic findings with examples from business. For this new second edition of the book, case studies are made available through a companion LinkedIn page that is continuously updated by authors and by readers, while pointers to complementary content available on the internet are provided throughout the text.

Dieses Buch bietet einen Überblick über den State of the Art zum Thema Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz im Tourismus und in den damit verbundenen wesentlichen Gestaltungs- und Handlungsfeldern. Die Autoren diskutieren Entwicklungen in folgenden Kontexten: digitale Transformation, digitale Geschäftsmodelle, digitaler Wettbewerb, digitales Mindset und digitale Führungskompetenzen. Außerdem werden Fragen zur Rolle der Digitalisierung und Künstlichen Intelligenz im Spannungsfeld zwischen Effektivität, Effizienz und Ethik im Kontext einer Digital-Leadership-Perspektive betrachtet. Die instrumentelle und inhaltliche Bandbreite digitaler Technologien und digitaler Arbeitsformen in verschiedenen touristischen Teilbranchen und deren Akteure werden beleuchtet und es wird gezeigt, wie in diesem Themenkomplex Veränderung erfolgreich gestaltet werden kann. Denn Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz als Treiber des zukünftigen Unternehmenserfolgs sind einerseits Top-Themen in zahlreichen touristischen Branchen, andererseits zeigen viele aktuelle Unternehmenskonzepte, dass das Thema bislang für den Tourismussektor kaum analysiert und systematisiert wurde und in der Praxis vielfach unzureichend konzeptionell und organisatorisch verankert ist.Der Autoren-Mix aus Wissenschaft und Unternehmenspraxis macht den Sammelband zu einem Nachschlagewerk für jeden, den das Thema Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz im Tourismus bewegt.

'The book aims to serve as a guide for study, reflection, and critique to understand the new fields of study and research within Strategic Management. The book could shed light on the new currents and challenges of the discipline and is therefore a must-read for academics and managers who want to study the new fields of study in the discipline. The book could become a work of reflection in the field of Strategic Management, as it addresses its renewal and future directions'--

​This book explores the historical, foundational, and applied elements of sustainability theory and practice as relevant to the leadership, management, and innovation of organizations, companies and enterprises. It provides analytical and critical reviews of the current evolution of sustainability for people, planet, prosperity, innovation and impact.Divided into four parts, the work offers an integrated model of development for creating and delivering sustainability values at the personal, organizational, societal and environmental levels. The different sections examine sustainability leadership (focusing on of ethics, values, and purpose), sustainability management (focusing on organizational effectiveness and stakeholders'wellbeing), sustainability innovation (focusing on social and environmental entrepreneurship), and sustainability impact (focusing on resilience, interconnectedness, consciousness, systemic thinking, and cosmic empathy for the common goodand common future).Combining theoretical and practical applications that give the reader a deeper, scientific, and critical understanding of the urgent, complex, and necessary values for a sustainable future for all, this comprehensive text is a must-read for researchers and students alike, providing a framework for effective globally responsible leadership.

This book provides a comprehensive collection of new insights into traditional paradigms, approaches, and methods, as well as more recent developments in issues related to family businesses in tourism and hospitality. The aim of the chapters is to verify whether, in the tourism industry, the “family business model” is an important development opportunity and, in particular, if it is an innovation driver, for this industry development. In this context, the authors contribute chapters from a diverse set of countries to investigate personal and family needs and preferences alongside the relationship between family business model, growth and profit maximization, and the development of tourism businesses through innovation drivers. SME competency, the impact of COVID-19 on performance and marketing, and policy improvements are also discussed in this volume.

L'idea che ha ispirato questo libro nasce da un dibattito tra l'accademia, imprenditori, manager e rappresentanti delle istituzioni sulla necessità di affrontare l'epocale sfida che l'intelligenza artificiale rappresenta non solo da un punto di vista tecnologico. La necessità di «aumentare» le intelligenze disponibili richiede una strategia di insieme basata su policy condivise e meccanismi di governance agili e adattivi che questa tecnologia - rapida, pervasiva e dirompente – impone. Necessita di processi dall'equilibrio complesso tra le evoluzioni della ricerca scientifica e la capacità di adozione delle imprese, della pubblica amministrazione e dei cittadini, nodi dinamici e multidimensionali di ecosistemi sempre più globali, multi-settoriali e interdisciplinari. Il principale obiettivo è delineare in maniera critica le grandi opportunità, ma anche i limiti, i rischi e le distorsioni che l'intelligenza artificiale può generare oggi e in prospettiva, richiamando tutti i soggetti coinvolti, ognuno con il proprio ruolo e competenza, a una partecipazione creativa, proattiva, sostenibile, etica e responsabile, nonché di valore per le nostre organizzazioni e il sistema nel suo complesso.

Die knapp 11.000 Städte und Gemeinden in Deutschland verfügen über einen gewaltigen Immobilienbestand. Neben 2,5 Mio. Wohnungen gehören dazu auch eine Vielzahl von Spezialimmobilien. Dieses Buch beleuchtet die strategische Ausrichtung, aber auch zentrale Fragen der kaufmännischen Steuerung kommunaler Immobilienbestände. Es geht auch auf die Anforderungen an Personal- und Unternehmensführung, die Vergabe von Leistungen sowie weitere operative Themenfelder in kommunalen Immobiliengesellschaften vor dem Hintergrund der kommunalen Daseinsvorsorge ein. ​Inhalte: - Situation am Immobilienmarkt - Kommunale Liegenschaften - Rechtliche Grundlagen und kaufmännische Steuerung - Anforderungen an Marketing, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und das kommunale Beziehungsmanagement - Personal und Unternehmensführung - Bauleistungen, Vergabe und EinkaufDigitale Extras: - Checklisten und Leitfäden​ - Musterformulare ​

Dit boek helpt (middel)grote organisaties bij het ontwikkelen en vergroten van enterprise agility. Anders gezegd: hoe kan je als organisatie snel en wendbaar waarde leveren in samenwerking met jouw gebruikers? De auteurs geven de lezer niet alleen zicht op wat er nodig is om tot enterprise agility te komen, ze geven ook praktische handvatten die helpen bij het uitvoeren van een dergelijke transformatie. En dit alles gebaseerd op langdurige ervaring met consultancy en trainingen bij grote organisaties, zoals de Nationale politie, Havenbedrijf van Rotterdam en de Belastingdienst. In logische stappen van schaalvergroting nemen de auteurs de lezer vanuit de onderliggende principes mee, via snelle wendbare teams en onderlinge samenwerkingsverbanden naar het ontwikkelen van enterprise agility binnen de gehele organisatie. Bij iedere stap wordt inzichtelijk gemaakt op welke wijze de bijbehorende uitdagingen met passende effectieve aanpakken kunnen worden opgelost, zonder op snelheid en wendbaarheid in te boeten. De auteurs nemen de lezer mee in de keuzes die worden gemaakt en hoe daarbij de bijbehorende consequenties het hoofd te bieden. Bekende theorieën en practices worden op een heldere wijze samengebracht en voorzien van praktische handvatten om er daadwerkelijk mee aan de slag te kunnen gaan. Aan de orde komen uitwerkingen van gewenste patronen als ook het reduceren van al aanwezige anti-patronen. Bekende practices als Scrum, Kanban en Devops, maar ook alle betrokken rollen zoals die van de product owner, het management, ondersteunende teams en kaderstellende afdelingen worden in verhouding tot het geschaald werken gepositioneerd. Om uiteindelijk tot een organisatie te komen waarbij de focus verschuift van output genereren naar impact creëren. Door een praktische insteek wordt de lezer geholpen om zichzelf en anderen te stimuleren om de transformatieperiode zo kort mogelijk te maken en de daadwerkelijke mindshift door te maken. De auteurs hebben gezamenlijk uitgebreide ervaring en deskundigheid waarmee zij individuen tot hele organisaties in beweging weten te brengen. Marco de Jong is sinds 2009 actief als begeleider van transformaties naar Lean en enterprise agility en is één van de grondleggers van het ScALE framework. Hij is sinds 2016 actief als consultant bij de Nationale politie en heeft de organisatie gedurende deze periode intensief begeleid bij de diverse transformatiestappen. In het samenwerken ontdekte Marco in Femke Hille een gedrevenheid op het verhogen van effectiviteit, wat leidde tot de ontwikkeling van een zeer succesvol trainingsprogramma. Dit boek is dan ook een gevolg van deze succesvolle samenwerking en vervult hun beider behoefte aan het delen van kennis en kunde met anderen.

Ein Unternehmen nach bewährten Lean-Prinzipien auszurichten, bedeutet agilere, schnellere und deutlich günstigere Prozesse im täglich schärfer werdenden Wettbewerb zu schaffen. Lean-Projekte funktionieren jedoch nur, wenn man Mitarbeiter in den gesamten Lean-Prozess mit einbezieht, sie motiviert, coacht und zur Eigenverantwortung befähigt. In allen Lean-Projekten ist Führung der entscheidende Faktor. Der Autor zeigt, wie Führungskräfte Leadership-Qualitäten entwickeln, so dass Lean-Projekte überdurchschnittlich erfolgreich werden. Dabei wird deutlich: Lean Leadership hat viele Parallelen zu agiler Führung. Unternehmen, die gelernt haben, nach Lean-Kriterien zu führen, tun sich auch leichter digitale Führungsformen wie agiles Projektmanagement einzuführen.

Die vertrieblichen Anforderungen in der Wohnungsvermietung sind heutzutage viel höher als noch vor wenigen Jahren, ebenso ist der Vermietungsprozess deutlich komplexer. Vermietung bedeutet heute mehr, als nur ein Inserat zu schalten und die Wohnungstür für Interessenten aufzuschließen. Dieses Praxishandbuch unterstützt Führungskräfte sowie Praktikerinnen und Praktiker bei der strategischen Vermietung von Wohnungsbeständen. Außerdem gibt es ihnen im operativen Vermietungsgeschäft einen Wegweiser an die Hand, der alle Facetten der Vermietung beleuchtet. Inhalte: - Angebot und Nachfrage, praxisorientierte Produkt- und Kundenanalyse - Systematischer Wohnungsvertrieb: Personal, vertriebsoptimierte Wohnungsvermarktung, praxisorientierte Vertriebsprozesse - Interne, externe und hybride Vermietungssteuerung in Unternehmen - Controlling & Reporting - Die 10 Komponenten des VermietungserfolgsMit digitalen Extras: - Muster-Produktreporting zum Download u.v.m.

This book focuses on the discussion and analysis of theory and behavior in organizations in all industries and sectors worldwide. It analyzes the subject of business administration and highlights its evolution, which is closely linked to the frequent and far-reaching changes in the social, economic and technological settings in which it operates.By way of introduction, a historical outline shows how technological progress has sparked profound changes in the economic, social and technological context, making organizations constantly evolving structures. On this basis, the book addresses knowledge management and organizational theories that consider knowledge and training to be companies'most important resources for facing the substantial challenges posed by the current international context.The book broadens readers'understanding of the operating principles of business management and their awareness of the structure and implementation of various organizational models. Assuch, it will be of interest to scholars and professionals in the fields of strategic management and organizational behavior.

The book reflects on how intelligent urban regeneration can be an extraordinary driver of sustainable social and economic progress. It provides a friendly, evergreen and flexible thinking methodology that can serve as a reference guide to address a wide range of initiatives creating the conditions to thrive in an increasingly selective, rapidly changing and unpredictable market context. The book throws light on the importance of adopting an open approach based on collaboration, crafting strong visions, developing appealing value propositions, embracing a modern leadership style and setting-up highly effective multi-disciplinary team for the execution. It illustrates how standard approaches should be re-designed, business models innovated and processes re-engineered to guarantee better alignment between supply and demand of real estate as markets shift and new differentiators emerge among competitors. The book makes clear that creating a vibrant urban ecosystem requires a gradual shift of focus from built-environment investment to socio-economic output. It targets a wide audience of private and public sector professionals active in urban regeneration and real estate development.

Mit fortschreitender Digitalisierung zeigt sich, dass neue Wettbewerbsarenen in Form von Ökosystemen entstehen, die maßgebend den wirtschaftlichen Erfolg prägen. Vernetzungsfähigkeit von Organisationen auf Ebene von Strategie, Prozessen, IT-Systemen und Kultur wird damit zum strategischen Erfolgsfaktor. API-Strategien bieten sich als neues Managementinstrument an, um die Vernetzungsfähigkeit auf allen erwähnten Dimensionen zu optimieren. Erkennt eine Organisation, dass sie Teil eines Digitalen Ökosystems werden will, werden API-Strategien zum unerlässlichen Managementinstrument. Dieses Buch liefert erstmalig eine integrierte Perspektive auf das Thema von der Konzeption bis zur Umsetzung. Inhalte: - Gestaltung von Digitalen Ökosystemen zur Erzielung von Wettbewerbsvorteilen - Anweisungen zur Verstärkung der Kundenzentrierung sowie konkrete Implikationen zur Gestaltung von Digitalen Ökosystemen - Ergebnisse der Management-Umfrage bei den größten Schweizer Firmen bezüglich Digitaler Ökosysteme - API-Strategien erklärt und dargelegt - Methodische Anweisung zur Gestaltung von Ökosystemen mittels API-Strategie, einschließlich konkreter Instrumente zur Verankerung und Umsetzung - Umsetzungsimplikationen für API-Architektur und -Design - Spezifisches Praxisbeispiel basierend auf der Mulesoft-Plattform

Die Frage, was eine gute Führungskraft kennzeichnet beziehungsweise welche Führungspersönlichkeiten eine Organisation braucht, um erfolgreich zu sein, stellen sich Menschen schon seit Jahrhunderten. Zugleich war die Beschäftigung damit niemals drängender als heute: In Zeiten, in denen die über einen langen Zeitraum fest gefügte pyramidale Unternehmensorganisation mit ihrer klaren hierarchischen Ordnung abgelöst wird durch völlig neue Modelle mit flacheren Hierarchien, Selbstorganisation und kollegialer Führung gilt es umso mehr, Führung neu zu definieren. Denn Führung findet nach wie vor statt – nur anders. Gefragt sind heute Führungskräfte, die als Teamplayer und Sparringspartner agieren und sich zugleich durch Klarheit, Integrität und Fokus auszeichnen. Menschen, die über Empathie verfügen, sich selbst und andere kennen und zu Spitzenleistungen motivieren können und die Unternehmenskultur auf entscheidende Weise prägen. Solche Menschen haben einen'Führungsinstinkt'– eine natürlich-instinktive und zutiefst menschliche Art der Mitarbeiterführung. In ihrem Buch zeigen die Managementberaterin Anke van Beekhuis und der Journalist Marco Seltenreich, was es in Zeiten von VUKA und laufenden Changeprozessen bedeutet, sich auf seine Instinkte in der Führungsarbeit zu verlassen, im besten Sinne'aus dem Bauch heraus'zu führen, statt sich hilflos ausschließlich an Methoden und Tools zu klammern. Sie beschreiben die vier Grundprinzipien der menschlichen Führung, die nie aktueller waren als heute, da ihre Wirkung leider nur allzu oft im Alltag unterschätzt wird: die innere Haltung und das eigene Wertesystem, sich selbst und andere kennen und führen, Kommunikation und Klarheit sowie Konsequenz in der Umsetzung. Mit diesem Buch voller anschaulich-unterhaltsamer Beispielgeschichten, erprobter Praxistipps sowie Fragen zur Selbsteinschätzung geben die Autoren ihren Lesern einen umfassenden und umsetzungsorientierten Ratgeber für den Führungsalltag an die Hand.

If organisations are not working as well as they could, it is because they are still being managed by obsolete principles rooted in the Industrial Age. Until now, management has been a very one-dimensional discipline, in which only profits mattered. Having eyes fixed squarely upon the bottom line has endangered the planet, increased inequality, and disengaged employees. It is an unsustainable situation that calls for the radical redesign of management philosophical foundations.This book shows how to liberate organisations from the constraining assumptions and structures that hold them back, and how to build more conscious, humane, efficacious, and responsible forms of enterprise. 3D Management is an application of Ken Wilber's ground-breaking Integral Theory that embodies the next stage of management evolution: smarter, nimbler, wiser, fairer, and fitter for the forthcoming metamodern times.This disruptive theory denies the imperialism of the bottom line and replaces it with a harmonic triumvirate that takes profit, people, planet, and purpose into account equally. An integral organisation is made up of three fundamental and irreducible dimensions: science, arts, and ethics, which refer respectively to the techno-economical, developmental, and moral aspects of organisational reality. These three aspects are woven together into an essential unit by the spiritual dimension, which strives for unity and meaning. 3D Management is a summum bonum of these four key dimensions to achieve sustainable excellence, spur organisational development, and create radically engaging workplaces, as well as making a better world. The text features more than 60 vanguard organisations, harbingers of the teal consciousness that will define the future of management.“One thing is certain: the more a truly integral business catches on, the more whole and fulfilled that humanity's future will be. And 3D Management will have helped pave the way.” (from Ken Wilber's foreword)

This book proposes an integrated approach to sustainability reporting, the goal being to overcome certain limitations of the well-established additive approach, where the reporting of environmental, social and economic issues is sequential, but separate. It argues that, in order to successfully communicate its commitment to sustainability, a company should report on how environmental and social issues impact its way of doing business, namely its business model, contributing to value creation. Thus, a reporting framework for business models that encompasses sustainability is presented. In turn, a number of illustrative examples are examined to show how business model reporting could be optimally used to provide effective and integrated sustainability reporting. The book also offers a broad analysis of corporate sustainability reporting, which includes a discussion of the theoretical background, an explanation of why companies provide sustainability reporting, a description of the current regulatory framework for sustainability disclosure, and a review of sustainability reporting literature that shows the main characteristics of sustainability disclosure practices. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to all researchers and practitioners working for companies or organizations that aim to support, implement and improve their sustainability reporting, by adopting a more integrated approach that interconnects environmental and social aspects with the economic and financial results via the business model. The book also offers a valuable reference guide for social science researchers, including PhD students, interested in a discussion of the latest literature on sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and the communication of business models.

Der Mangel an gut qualifizierten Führungskräften ist in Deutschland mittlerweile allgegenwärtig. Insbesondere bei den Nachwuchsführungskräften ist in den letzten fünf bis zehn Jahren ein regelrechter ‚War for Talents‘ ausgebrochen. Dieser resultiert zum einen daraus, dass aufgrund des demografischen Wandels deutlich weniger (hoch-)qualifizierte Nachwuchskräfte für Führungspositionen vorhanden sind. Zum anderen hat sich der Anspruch der Vertreterinnen und Vertreter der sogenannten Generation Y im Vergleich zu den Vorgängergenerationen grundlegend geändert. Unter diesen Rahmenbedingungen gestaltet sich die Akquisition von neuen Führungskräften folglich als relativ schwierig. Denise Baumann untersucht mit dieser Arbeit die Möglichkeiten des internen Headhuntings, also die Talentsuche bzw. die Besetzung von Führungspositionen mit Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern, die bereits für das Unternehmen tätig sind. Hierbei stehen neben der langfristigen Bindung von qualifizierten Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern insbesondere die Weiterbildung und vor allem die Weiterqualifizierung im Vordergrund.

This book explores the ongoing transition of China's economy by examining how its healthcare industry is growing and changing. The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced one of the authors'key points: in our complex, fragile, and interconnected societies, the production of health is a vital strategic ‘industry'. The case of China is particularly salient, because of its economic and geopolitical significance, and the scale of the healthcare challenge it has faced. Adopting a multi-level perspective, the authors examine the entrepreneurial role of the Chinese government as it seeks to strengthen the competitiveness of domestic firms. They analyze the strategies employed to improve China's technology and capacity for innovation, and discuss China's strategies and policies to ensure knowledge acquisition and creation in the long-term, with particular reference to international scientific collaborations. This book is a must-read for students, researchers, and policymakers interested in the prospects and challenges posed by the growth of the Chinese healthcare industry and its global impact.

The hospitality sector is facing increasing competition and complexity over recent decades in its development towards a global industry. The strategic response to this is still that hospitality companies try to grow outside their traditional territories and domestic markets, while the expansion patterns and M&A activities of international hotel and restaurant chains reflect this phenomenon. Yet, interestingly, the strategies, concepts, and methods of internationalization as well as the managerial and organizational challenges and impacts of globalizing the hospitality business are under-researched in this industry.While the mainstream research on international management offers an abundance of information and knowledge on topics, players, trends, concepts, frameworks, or methodologies, its ability to produce viable insights for the hospitality industry is limited, as the mainstream research is taking place outside of the service sector. Specific research directions and related cases like the international dimensions of strategy, organization, marketing, sales, staffing, control, culture, and others to the hospitality industry are rarely identifiable so far. The core rationale of this book is therefore to present newest insights from research and industry in the field of international hospitality, drawing together recent scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art expertise to suggest directions for future work. It is designed to raise awareness on the international factors influencing the strategy and performance of hospitality organizations, while analyzing and discussing the present and future challenges for hospitality firms going or being international.This book will provide a comprehensive overview and deeper understanding of trends and issues to researchers, practitioners, and students by showing how to master current and future challenges when entering and competing in the global hospitality industry.

Durante le crisi sanitarie le aziende sanitarie sono chiamate a svolgere un ruolo determinante nella gestione dell'emergenza. La disponibilità di risorse è un fattore necessario ma non sufficiente per fronteggiare le sfide che l'emergenza comporta. La ridefinizione della strategia, dei processi decisionali, degli obiettivi e delle responsabilità, degli strumenti di coordinamento, delle relazioni con gli altri attori del sistema, e dei sistemi di misurazione delle performance sono tutti elementi che, se ben definiti dal management, possono portare al successo nella gestione della crisi. Il presente lavoro di ricerca approfondisce queste tematiche con l'obiettivo di discutere come la crisi sanitaria da Covid-19 abbia avuto un impatto sulle aziende sanitarie. Il caso della Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli è utile per indagare empiricamente le azioni messe in campo da un grande ospedale per rispondere alla pandemia.

I sistemi di misurazione e gestione delle performance ricoprono sempre più un ruolo chiave in tutte le aziende, supportando e indirizzando decisioni e azioni manageriali nel perseguimento degli obiettivi strategici. Per rendere più efficaci ed efficienti i processi decisionali, è però indispensabile che tutte le unità organizzative conoscano e condividano le metriche utilizzate. Il libro nasce dalla convinzione che, sebbene disegnati e gestiti da specialisti della funzione AFC (Amministrazione, Finanza e Controllo), i sistemi di misurazione e gestione delle performance trovano efficacia di impiego solo se le loro logiche di funzionamento sono chiare a tutti gli utilizzatori finali. Oltre a descrivere gli strumenti e i modelli di analisi per programmare e monitorare i risultati attesi e conseguiti, il volume propone soluzioni pratiche per misurare e classificare i costi e la redditività, soffermandosi sulla spiegazione di come usare tali indicatori nei diversi processi manageriali: definizione degli obiettivi, allocazione delle risorse, responsabilizzazione delle risorse, valutazione e governo delle performance.

Dieses Open-Access-Buch umfasst fünfzehn Beiträge aus sechs Verbundvorhaben, die im Rahmen des Förderschwerpunkts „Arbeit in der digitalisierten Welt“ des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung unterschiedliche Entwicklungen im Transformationsprozess der Arbeitswelt analysieren, konkrete Lösungsansätze entwickeln und wissenschaftlich begleiten und evaluieren. Die Autoren der Beiträge geben Einblicke in ihre Erkenntnisse und die entwickelten Konzepte. Daraus lassen sich für Akteure aus Politik und Wirtschaft entsprechende Handlungsempfehlungen ableiten und es ergeben sich neue Forschungsimpulse für Akteure aus der Wissenschaft.

The book discusses the opportunities and challenges of managing knowledge in the new reality of Industry 4.0. Addressing paradigmatic changes in value creation due to the development of digital technologies applied to manufacturing (additive manufacturing, IoT, robotics, etc.), it includes theoretical and empirical contributions on how Industry 4.0 technologies allow firms to create and exploit knowledge. The carefully selected expert contributions highlight the potential of these technologies in acquiring knowledge from a larger number of sources and examine approaches to innovation, organization of activities, and stakeholder development in the context of this next industrial revolution.

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe. The main features of the market, the key products, the issue of correctly defining green finance, the main policy actions undertaken, the risk of green washing and the necessary steps to mainstream green finance are discussed in depth. In addition, the book analyses some highly relevant aspects of the market that so far have not been sufficiently explored in the policy, industry and academic debate. This includes the potential role of digitalisation and blockchain in fostering green finance, the crucial role of the effective financing of the agriculture to reach climate and environmental targets and the possible relationship between sustainable finance and other forms of'alternative'finance. This book will be of interest to academics, practitioners, financial institutions and policy makers involved in green finance and to the finance industry in general.

Dieser Band fasst die grundlegenden Erkenntnisse einer Studie von venezolanischen Unternehmen zusammen, wie Organisationen im Umfeld von Komplexität, Volatilität und fundamentalem Wandel erfolgreich sind. Zudem zeigt es den Transfer der Erkenntnisse für hiesige Organisationen, inklusive Anwendungen und Handlungsempfehlungen. Venezuela ist ein Land, welches seit Jahren von fundamentalem Wandel betroffen ist. Die Organisationen mussten Ansätze entwickeln, den Wandel zu managen und sich stetig neuen Gegebenheiten zu stellen. Das Buch beschreibt vier Maximen und zeigt auf, wie venezolanische Organisationen diese erfolgreich anwenden und wie hiesige Organisationen diese Maximen nutzen können.

The growing body of research on business models draws upon a range of sub-disciplines, including strategic management, entrepreneurship, organization studies and management accounting.Business Models: A Research Overview provides a research map for business scholars, incorporating theoretical and applied perspectives. It develops the field of business model research by offering a critique of the field as it has developed to date and provides a guide for future research and theorization. The research performed as a basis for this book improves and extends prior subjective and less-documented work by using a scientific approach to identifying impactful research. The book argues that business model research is a mature field and that future research should focus on performative and ecosystem-based contributions, with the timely identification of four distinct stages of business model research. The study here provokes a new set of research questions, which are addressed in the concluding passages of Chapters 5–8, as a point of departure for those researching business models.This book is essential primary reading for scholars and practitioners of business models who are looking to seek out new knowledge and build new perspectives.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1,3, AKAD University, ehem. AKAD Fachhochschule Stuttgart, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:'Ich habe keine Zeit.'ist zu einer Standardphrase in unserer heutigen schnelllebigen und sich permanent ändernden Welt geworden. Komplexe Aufgaben, sich ständig ändernde Anforderungen machen es erforderlich, dass Ressourcen immer wieder neu priorisiert und eingeteilt werden müssen. Aber auch wird von jedem Einzelnen individuell erwartet immer mehr Arbeit in weniger Zeit zu erledigen. Es wird dabei umso wichtiger, sich selbst zu organisieren und die zur Verfügung stehende Zeit möglichst effizient einzuteilen. Ein gutes Ziel- und Zeitmanagement ist daher unerlässlich, um die zur Verfügung stehenden Ressourcen möglichst sinnvoll und produktiv nutzen zu können. Doch wie gelingt es, die anstehenden Ziele zu definieren und zu priorisieren und somit effektiver als auch effizienter zu arbeiten? Was sind die Grundlagen für ein funktionierendes Zeit- und Zielmanagement? Welche Methoden gibt es hierfür und welche Herausforderungen gilt es zu lösen? Die vorliegende Hausarbeit beschäftigt sich daher mit den Begrifflichkeiten und elementaren Methoden des Ziel- und Zeitmanagements. Dazu sollen zunächst die Terminologien Ziel- und Zeitmanagement definiert werden und deren Abhängigkeit dargestellt werden. In einem zweiten Schritt sollen grundlegende Methoden sowie Erfolgsfaktoren des Zeitmanagements vorgestellt und bewertet werden. Schlussendlich sollen die Chancen von einem funktionierende Ziel- und Zeitmanagement zusammengefasst und die bestehenden Herausforderungen reflektiert werden.Marco Nitschke, geboren 1985, leitet(e) auf Bundes- und Landesebene sowie im kommunalen Bereich Softwareentwicklungs-, Digitalisierungs- sowie Reorganisationsprojekte. Seit jeher sucht er dabei passende Methoden und Instrumente, um gewinnbringend mit der Komplexität derartiger Vorgehen umgehen zu können. Kontakt: marco.nitschke@gmx.net https://www.xing.com/profile/MarcoK_Nitschke/cv

This book discusses the implementation of sustainability in corporate governance mechanisms since 2013 and assesses how much the role of the Board of Directors has changed as a result. The study explores the impact of legislation upon corporate governance in two European contexts, the UK and Italy, which have been affected differently by changes in national regulations since 2013. This investigation relies first on the analysis of interviews administered to the boards of directors of Italian firms, to highlight how far sustainability objectives were considered a real priority for their firms and how their role evolved in terms of specific duties and practices. Second, thanks to a rich dataset from 2013 to 2017, the investigation considers the corporate governance reports of top Italian and British listed firms, to identify how the integration of sustainability within corporate governance has been evolving since 2013, and how it has been disclosed. This insider perspective provides the reader with a set of tools useful for analysing firms'engagement towards sustainability, and for assessing whether listed firms practice what they preach.