Stock, bonds, cash . . . the investment mind is often programmed. The reality is that most investors think in terms of single asset classes, and allocate money to them accordingly. The unique contribution of First Principles: An Investor's Guide to Building Bridges Across Financial Products is...

A powerful guide for seeking out the best acquisition and merger targetsAs increasingly more companies look to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as a source of new growth and revenue, there is an even greater chance that these M&As will go bad. This insightful guide focuses on one of the most...

This work deals with the marketing and communication of government institutions, non-profit organizations and profit organizations that make up the challenge of sustainable development. Each chapter deals with marketing and (mass) communication

These new and revised essays analyze the revolution in the human condition that is sweeping the world. He asks if free markets are the key to human improvement, as today's policy-makers often assert. His responses employ a rich social science approach, blending economic theory, history,...

The widening recognition of mental health as a significant international public health issue has led to an increasing need to demonstrate that investment of resources into service development is both required and also worthwhile. In particular, there is a need to generate evidence on mental...

In the mid-1990s, at the height of discussion about the inevitability of capitalist globalization, J. K. Gibson-Graham presented a groundbreaking argument for envisioning alternative economies. This new edition includes an introduction in which the authors address critical responses to The End...

This e-book is concerned with decision-making and management applications. Articles are written by scholars in Turkey, Belgium, Australia, China and Malaysia, and cover data models, case studies and numerical analysis in logistics information technologies

This text presents a comprehensive summary of thte major theories meant to explain the way business and other organizations work, why they look and act as they do and what makes some succeed and others fail