This engaging book presents a lively debate surrounding the professionalization of leadership. With contributions from both sides of the argument, the book considers the historical overview of leadership and management as a profession, questions what constitutes a profession, and critically...

This book describes and clarifies how certain problems can be resolved in Japan and Asia. For the future, the focus should be on Japan, which can provide "common knowledge" as a public good. The book collects the results of researchers in Japan, China, South Korea, and Indonesia on declining...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book delves into the widely held belief that the 21st century will be the "Asian Century" by examining the Asia's rapid economic development in the post-war era and the challenges it faces in forging ahead of world leaders in the West. The...

1. Chapter 1: A historian’s introduction to paleoclimatology -- Chapter 2: A hard row to hoe. Climate change from the crop perspective -- Chapter 3: Who follows the elephant will have problems. Thought on modelling Roman responses to climate (changes) -- Chapter 4: Famines, demographic crises...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1_Introduction To Unified Theory Of Capitalism -- Chapter 2_Scientific Economic Laws Of Capitalism -- Chapter 3_European Colonialism And Capitalist Development -- Chapter 4_Hobsbawm’s Question On Peasantry -- Chapter 5_On Economic Behavior of...

Designing Social Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods -- Designing Sustainable Livelihoods for Informal Markets in Dhaka -- Designing Livelihoods Responsibly: Insights from Seed Conservation and Management Practices among Farming Communities in India -- Designerly Ways for Sustainable...

Introduction: An Overview of the Research -- Facets of Social Innovation in Higher Education -- Pathways towards Enhancing HEI’s Role in the Local Social Innovation Ecosystem -- Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions as a Driver of Social Oriented Innovations -- Design of a...

Preface -- Chapter 1 – Introduction: Hungary: Geography, History and Society to 1945 -- Chapter 2– The Theft Economy: Occupation and Forced Industrialization -- Chapter 3 – Agriculture from Stalinism to the Revolt -- Chapter 4 – An Unfinished Project: Constructing Socialist Construction...

This book presents a foresight-based exploratory analysis on the coming post-capitalist society and the transforming role of technology, creativity, and social innovation in the new economy. Topics analyzed include innovation culture, the role of politics, legal protection, the digitalization of...

This book presents the foundations for the future of tourism in a structured and detailed format. The who-is-who of tourism intelligence has collaborated to present a definitive blueprint for tourism reflecting the role of science, market institutions, and governance in its innovation and...