Internationalisation and economic institutions

comparing european experiences

This book examines when, how and why internationalisation affects national economic institutions. It confronts questions at the heart of debates in political economy and comparative politics: What does internationalisation of markets mean? Who are its carriers in domestic arenas? Through which mechanisms does it affect ...

Justice between simplification and formalism

a discussion and critique of the World Bank sponsored Lex Mundi project on efficiency of civil procedure

A recent study in the field of comparative economics (or, more precisely, "numerical comparative law") constructed an index of procedural formalism of dispute resolution for more than 100 countries and analyzed the relationship between procedural formalism and certain aspects of quality of the judicial systems ...

A legal theory without Law

Posner v. Hayek on ecoomic analysis of Law

Estructura económica de Madrid

Suma de la colaboración de más de medio centenar de reconocidos autores, esta obra -que en su tercera edición actualiza y amplía las aparecidas en 1999 y 2003- constituye, por su amplitud, planteamiento integrador y voluntad analítica, la más ambiciosa aportación disponible sobre la economía ...

Valleseco

crónicas de un siglo

Esta obra es una detallada relación de hechos que a lo largo de un siglo han conformado la historia del municipio más joven de Gran Canaria. Se trata de un relato objetivo de los acontecimientos más destacados, que se reflejan en las Actas de Plenos ...

The economic analysis of public policy

A critical analysis of public policy decisions requires a far greater depth of knowledge than one receives from news reports and political speeches. Issues such as how best to reduce traffic congestion, reduce acid rain, improve airline safety or develop a parcel of land are ...

The leader of the future 2

visions, strategies, and practices for the New Era

"The Leader of the Future 2" follows in the footsteps of the international best-seller "The Leader of the Future", which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and is one of the most widely distributed edited collections on leadership to date. In twenty-seven inspiring and insightful ...

Where value hides

a new way to uncover profitable growth for your business

"Where Value Hides" introduces the Strategic Market Positioning theory, which accurately reveals a company's true health based on factors like market share. SMP helps your business define its markets, measure the real value of those markets, and correct bad assumptions. This book uses real-life ...

The three tensions

winning the struggle to perfomr without compromise

A manager argued that he could either increase his business unit's margins or its sales, but not both. His chief executive reminded him of the time when people lived in mud huts and faced the stark choice between light and heat: punch a hole ...

Diagnosing and changing organizational culture

"Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture" provides a framework, a sense-making tool, a set of systematic steps, and a methodology for helping managers and their organizations carefully analyze and alter their fundamental culture. Authors, Cameron and Quinn focus on the methods and mechanisms that are available ...

A leader's legacy

In this provocative book, leadership experts and authors of the best selling "The Leadership Challenge", Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner take on a unique challenge and explore the question of leadership and legacy. Kouzes and Posner examine in twenty two chapters the critical questions all ...

True north

discover your authentic leadership

"True North" shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic ...

Leading in a culture of change

"At the very time the need for effective leadership is reaching critical proportions, Michael Fullan's "Leading in a Culture of Change" provides powerful insights for moving forward. We look forward to sharing it with our grantees." - Tom Vander Ark, executive director, Education, Bill and ...

Managing complexity in global organizations

This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a complex decision- making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to ...

The chinese Tao of business

the logic of successful business strategy

How can managers discover, develop and implement successful business strategies for China and our global economy? Drawing on in-depth research with top executives of successful Chinese and Western companies, this book provides a road map for profitable business strategies in our interconnected economy. In the ...

The leader on the couch

a clinical approach to changing people and organizations

Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action. This book sets out to change ...

Logos and no gos

how to understand and get the most from your brand ip

""Logos and No Gos" ought to be mandatory reference material for all managers of branded products and services. It is a concise, easy read, jammed with crucial information on how to survive and thrive in the I.P. Jungle. It shows how to add brand ...

Predicting market success

new ways to measure customer loyalty and engage consumers with your brand

"Predicting Market Success" has come at the right time for major companies. The value of understanding the dimensions of your brand's unique appeal and strength of preference is indispensable for brand strategy today. This book is well worth your time." - Joseph T. Plummer, Chief ...

The five literatcies of global leadership

what authentic leaders know and you need to find out

New research has exposed our leadership paradigm as a outdated mess of flawed models and practices. By working with great leaders and observing their common attitudes and behaviours, Richard Hames has cracked a universal code based on intelligence, appreciation and collaboration. This code unlocks "Five ...

Vital factors

the secret to transforming your business and your life

Praise for "Vital Factors" - "Each story in this book provides a real- world example of the importance of finding ways to continually focus on and perfect your vital factors as a means to be successful in business and in life. "Vital Factors" brings to life ...