This proceedings volume examines accounting and financial issues and trends from both global and local economic perspectives. Featuring selected contributions presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting (ACFA) held in Prague, Czech Republic, this book offers a mixture of...

This edited collection investigates how full employment programs can sustain the economy and the environment, promote social justice, and reinvigorate local communities. The contributing authors focus on the formation of institutions to eliminate the opportunity gap for marginalized populations,...

Introduction -- Smart City Trends and Developments -- EU-China Policy Framework -- Assessment Framework for Pilot Cities -- Synopsis of EU-China Pilot Smart Cities -- Analysis of EU and China Pilot Cities -- Emerging Trends and Open Challenges -- Recommendations -- Next Steps.

World population and the number of city dwellers are steadily growing. Globalization and digitalization lead to an increased competition for skilled and creative labor and other economic resources. This is true not only for firms, but increasingly also for cities. The book elaborates on...

Thomas Breyer-Mayländer zeigt in diesem essential, wie Probleme sowohl bei der Rekrutierung von Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten für unterschiedliche Ämter als auch bei der Akquisition von Nachwuchskräften in Kommunalverwaltungen mithilfe einer klaren inhaltlichen Botschaft in Verbindung mit...

Foreword -- Preface (by a well-known author on e-government) -- List of contributors -- List of reviewers -- Contents (Index) -- Introduction -- Part I. Theoretical Foundations of Smart Cities. Literature Review -- Part II. Dimensions of Smart Cities under the Governmental Context -- Part III....

Dezernenten arbeiten an der Schnittstelle zwischen Kreisverwaltung und Kreispolitik. Durch die Beratung und Unterstützung des Landrats und des Kreistags, somit durch die inhaltliche Vorbereitung der Landkreispolitik, sind sie als Führungskräfte häufig der Dreh- und Angelpunkt...

Various psychographic traits that most directly influence consumers’ private label attitudes are the focal point of Stefanie Weiss’ investigation. The author develops a comprehensive profile of psychographic predictors of attitude and identifies ways of translating these insights into...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International IFIP WG 8.9 Working Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems, CONFENIS 2016, held in Vienna, Austria, in December 2016. The conference provided an international forum for the broader IFIP...