Similar Search Results

Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007

Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420067

Research handbook on sustainable project management

Silvius, Gilbert (ed.); Huemann, Martina (ed.) - 2024

"This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the role of project management in sustainable development. Examining how to successfully integrate sustainability into the processes and practices involved, it highlights the significant development in sustainable project management...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635758

Decision-making on mega-projects : cost-benefit analysis, planning and innovation

Flyvbjerg, Bent (contributor); Wee, Bert van (contributor); … - 2008

This book enlarges the understanding of decision-making on mega-projects and suggest recommendations for a more effective, efficient and democratic approach. Authors from different scientific disciplines address various aspects of the decision-making process, such as management characteristics...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851130

Temporary organizations : prevalence, logic and effectiveness

Cambré, Bart (contributor); Janowicz, Martyna (contributor) - 2009

This important and timely book provides a systematic treatment of temporary organizations--an increasingly prevalent organizational form in which organizations work together on a joint task--for example, a movie production, a rescue operation, development of a new product--for an ex ante limited...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851739

Leadership in spaces and places

Ropo, Arja (contributor) - 2015

Work that used be tied to offices, cubicles and desks is undergoing a major transformation in terms of where, when and how it is carried out. Space and materiality of workplaces have long been taken for granted amongst organization studies scholars. But the changing definition of work and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851850

Cubesats : invading and shaping the space industry : how nano-satellite developers shape a new technological paradigm

Chrysos, Paris; Appio, Francesco Paolo - 2024

"Providing a fascinating view into the creation of CubeSats, this book outlines their metamorphic role in democratizing space exploration. Paris Chrysos and Francesco Paolo Appio delve into the novel world of satellite innovation, showcasing how revolutionary CubeSats have been in shaping the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544822

Tax policy and uncertainty : modelling debt projections and fiscal sustainability

Ball, Christopher; Creedy, John; Scobie, Grant McDonald - 2020

"Presenting innovative modelling approaches to the analysis of fiscal policy and government debt, this book moves beyond previous models that have relied upon the assumption that various age-specific rates and policy variables remain unchanged when it comes to generating government expenditures...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416712

Optimal monetary policy under uncertainty

Froyen, Richard T. - 2007

Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the study of optimal monetary policy under uncertainty. This book provides a thorough survey of the literature that has resulted from this renewed interest. The authors ground recent contributions on the 'science of monetary policy' in the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420009

Incomplete markets

Magill, Michael J. P. (contributor); … - 2008

of Risk-Bearing', Review of Economic Studies, 31 (2), April, 91-6 -- Peter A. Diamond (1967), 'The Role of a Stock Market …), July, 1613-38 -- Fernando Alvarez and Urban J. Jermann (2000), 'Efficiency, Equilibrium, and Asset Pricing with Risk of …), 'The Risk-Free Rate in Heterogeneous-Agent, Incomplete-Insurance Economies', Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 17 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420093

Rural poverty, risk and development

Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003

This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work … in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk … affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851057