The economics of staging the Olympics

a comparison of the Games 1972-2008

The Olympic Games is a unique event centering global interest on its host city. The financing of the Games has changed dramatically since Munich (1972) and economic interests and effects are increasingly paramount. It is therefore an anomaly that accurate economic analysis and comparison is ...

La petite Espagne de la Plaine-Saint-Denis 1900-1980

Venus d'Estrémadure, des Espagnols débarquaient au début du XXe siècle à la gare d'Austerlitz, une sacoche de cheval en travers de l'épaule, et allaient se faire embaucher dans les usines de chimie et de sidérurgie de la Plaine-Saint-Denis, au nord de Paris ...

Recent developments in urban and regional economics

In this authoritative collection, Paul Cheshire and Gilles Duranton have brought together the most significant contributions to regional and urban economics since 1990. The volume presents papers on theoretical and empirical analyses of city structure and systems of cities. It places particular emphasis on the ...

A guide to business continuity planning

The interest in Business Continuity has gained significant momentum in the last few years, especially with the Y2K non-event, the increasing corporate dependence on computer systems and the growing levels of devastation associated with recent disasters. This book takes an organization interested in continuity planning ...

Buying for business

insights in purchasing and supply management

Buying For Business provides a simple but comprehensive guide to purchasing and supply. With current literature often academic in focus and unsuited to modern business readers, it offers straightforward and engaging information on the principles and practice of purchasing and supply management that will be ...

Godex

Boletín de la Ilustre Sociedad Andaluza de Estudios Históricos- Jurídicos, Nº I, 2004

Management in 20XX

what will be important in the future : a holistic view

The whole world is witnessing radical economic changes. Traditional markets are stagnating; global markets are emerging. Business processes are becoming more mobile, more flexible, and much more streamlined. The boom companies of yesterday have disappeared from the scene. Such an environment calls for innovative ideas ...

Learning to fly

practical knowledge management from leading and learning organizations

Isn't that the productivity challenge that everyone in business is facing today? A key way to achieve this is by sharing know-how. That is, by using and adapting what someone else has already learned. Many people know instinctively they sould bo doing this, but ...

Squirrel Inc.

a fable of leadership through storytelling

Take a satirical scamper through organizational life in the midst of changing times, brought to you by master storyteller and former World Bank executive Steve Denning. With wisdom and a healthy dose of wit, Denning introduces a cast of furry characters who together learn the ...

Lecciones de Seguridad Social

Tomo I: El sistema de Seguridad Social: su régimen general y la protección social complementaria

Lecciones de Seguridad Social

Tomo II: Seguridad Social y empresa: régimen general y RETA

Beyond governance

creating corporate value through performance, conformance and responsability

Following a series of corporate scandals, legislators have company executives in their sights, and are arming themselves with ever-greater regulatory firepower. All agree that good governance is essential - but must not be allowed to stifle business performance. Beyond Governance develops the concept of Enterprise Governance ...

Leadership and governance from inside out

At last, there#s a business leadership book that really tackles the tough issues of integrity and governance. Taking a unique approach to leadership, this book gathers the path-breaking perspectives of influential shareholder activists; opinion-leading CEOs of major firms; trailblazing, distinguished academics; and courageous regulators ...

The personal efficiency program

how to get organized to do more work in less time

How to be more organized and productive at work and have more fun doing it In the decade since the publication of first edition of this international bestseller, Kerry Gleeson's famed Personal Efficiency Program (PEP) has revolutionized the work lives of more than a ...

Decision analysis for management judgment

In an increasingly complex world, decision analysis plays a key role in helping managers gain a greater understanding of the situations they face. This updated classic offers unrivalled coverage of the problems associated with unaided managerial decision making and the methods designed to overcome them ...

Managing people across cultures

Managing People Across Cultures maps out the value of people issues in the organizations of today. It challenges us to ask key questions such as How did Human Resource Management (HRM) come to be and what genuine need is there for it ? and What should ...

Creating an environment for successful projects

Since it was first published in 1997, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has become a landmark work that shows how to develop project management as an organizational practice. This second edition offers solid, results-oriented advice on how upper management can create an environment that ...

The dark side of operational bohavior

In one comprehensive collection, The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior provides a framework for understanding the most current thinking on the negative consequences of organizational behavior. Written by experts in the field, the contributors to The Dark Side of Organizational Behavior focus on the causes ...

Mind games

inspirational lessons from the workd's biggest sport stars

What makes a winner - in business or in sport? Why do some people consistently break sales targets, cross the line first or hammer the ball in the net with pinpoint accuracy? Natural talent and disciplined training are vital. But with two equally matched professionals, something ...

Global strategy and organization

In the battle for global dominance, only those organizations that lead the ongoing globalization of their industries will succeed. That#s why students need a strategic framework that they can apply in a global setting. In GLOBAL STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION, awarding-winning scholars and teachers Anil ...