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Handbook of research on nonprofit economics and management
Seaman, Bruce Alan (contributor);  … - 2010
Nonprofit organizations are arguably the fastest growing and most dynamic part of modern market economies in democratic countries. This Handbook explores the frontiers of knowledge at the intersection of economics and the management of these entities. The authors review the role, structure and...
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Resilience and the management of nonprofit organizations : a new paradigm
Young, Dennis R.; Searing, Elizabeth - 2022
"This timely book examines how nonprofits can prepare for and respond to serious threats, such as pandemics, economic recessions, terrorist attacks and other potentially catastrophic events. Reliant on donors, regulators, government funders and dedicated staff and volunteers, nonprofits are...
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Research handbook on nonprofit accounting
Tinkelman, Daniel (ed.); Parsons, Linda M. (ed.) - 2023
"Bringing together a diverse team of renowned accounting scholars, this incisive Research Handbook presents a comprehensive evaluation of current research on nonprofit accounting, noting its major accomplishments and outlining opportunities for future study. The Research Handbook provides a...
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Public sector entrepreneurship : innovative pricing policies for U.S. national parks
Link, Albert N. - 2022
"This timely book argues that the overcrowding of national parks in the United States represents a social problem in need of public sector action and a policy solution, as no systematic means to address this problem has been implemented either nationally or on a park-by-park basis. Throughout...
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Entrepreneurial strategic decision-making : a cognitive perspective
Vermeulen, Patrick Alexander Maria (contributor);  … - 2008
Entrepreneurs and strategic decisions -- The decision-making entrepreneur : a literature review -- The psychology of … entrepreneurial strategic decisions -- The role of cognitive complexity in entrepreneurial strategic decision-making -- Strategic … decision-making processes in SMEs : an exploratory study -- Entrepreneurial decision styles and cognition in SMEs …
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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 … decision-making process, such as management characteristics and cost-benefit analysis, planning and innovation and competition …pt. 2. Management characteristics and cost-benefit analysis -- pt. 2. Planning and decision-making-- pt. 3. Innovation …
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Global finance and social Europe
Grahl, John (contributor) - 2009
With global finance reshaping the world economy, this insightful new book provides a full account of the EU's financial integration strategy, together with a critical assessment arguing the case for social control over global finance. Written by acknowledged experts in European finance, this...
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The Elgar companion to social economics
Davis, John Bryan (ed.); Dolfsma, Wilfred (ed.) - 2015 - 2nd ed
This comprehensive second edition of The Elgar Companion to Social Economics presents an overview of a dynamic and growing field in economics that emphasizes the key role that values play in the economy and in economic life. Social economics treats the economy and economics as being embedded in...
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Political failure by agreement : learning liberalism and the welfare state
Wegner, Gerhard - 2008
The purpose of this book is to reconsider economic liberalism from the viewpoint of political liberalism. The author argues that advocates of economic liberalism largely overlook empirical political preferences which, in many societies, go far beyond a limited role of the state. Recent...
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Understanding the dynamics of a knowledge economy
Soete, Luc (contributor); Dolfsma, Wilfred (contributor) - 2006
The "knowledge economy" is a concept commonly deemed too ambiguous and elusive to hold any significance in current economic debate. This valuable book seeks to refute that myth. Presenting an important collection of views, from a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume visibly...
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