الوصف: The objective of the book was to apply a strategic development model to the business culture of an educational institution in Piura, Peru. It was found that the institution has a high customer and staff orientation, with a favorable perception of personal disposition, teamwork and constructive collaboration. There is also an orientation towards results and innovation, with a predisposition to risk, flexibility and openness to the new. In addition, there is a strong cost-saving mentality and a personal identification with the company. The collaborators are also in favor of technology, with a favorable perception of the scientific base in the educational service and the strong orientation to technology at all levels.

المؤلفون: José Felipe Villanueva Butrón, Groover Valenty Villanueva Butrón, Rocío Belú Ortecho Aguirre

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Public administration

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, EDUCATION / Administration / General

الوصف: Whilst digitisation is far from a new concept, many assume that simply introducing automation and information systems in various forms will be enough to make their organisation's operations more efficient. This misconception can often lead to disarray and costly mistakes. Digital Transformation: Understanding Business Goals, Risks, Processes, and Decisions shows how to avoid such issues via careful consideration of what an enterprise really needs. Unlike many other books on digital transformation, the authors do not dwell on database design or the details of implementing information systems. Instead, they emphasise the importance of a clear understanding of all aspects of an organisation in order to effectively implement and manage digital systems, from business goals and strategies to structuring information and making decisions, risk assessments, project management, organising, and procuring services and products. Organised in eleven chapters, and drawing on examples from all over the world, this book will be of interest to university students of business administration, management, information systems, and computer science, as well as practitioners seeking to better understand how to handle digital transformation in their own organisation.

المؤلفون: Mathias Cöster, Mats Danielson, Love Ekenberg, Cecilia Gullberg, Gard Titlestad, Alf Westelius, Gunnar Wettergren

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Strategic planning, Business planning, Business enterprises--Information technology, Business enterprises--Technological innovations, Associations, institutions, etc.--Technological innovations, Technological innovations--Management, Associations, institutions, etc.--Information technology

تصنيفات: COMPUTERS / Business & Productivity Software / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General

الوصف: The growing complexity, fluidity and instability of the environment as well as changing needs are challenges that both enterprises and higher education institutions must face. Higher education institutions understand that their key product, i.e. knowledge, is a value that can and should be offered to enterprises in a desirable form as a key to innovation and development as well as the basis of the necessary internal transformation to respond to requirements of our times. Attempts to explain the process of collaboration between higher education institutions and businesses based on an institutional perspective fail to capture the complexity of this process. The purpose of this book is to develop a model approach to managerial competencies that affect the innovativeness of enterprises and to identify internal and external key factors strengthening or limiting the impact of managerial competencies on the innovativeness of an enterprise including organizational structure, strategy, organizational culture and more. It will be of value to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, management, strategy, and will be particularly useful to organizations that are aware of their operating conditions in the knowledge-based economy and of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemics on the acceleration of the digital transformation of the contemporary world. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

المؤلفون: Marcin Lis

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Economics

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior

الوصف: Large public projects represent major complex investment and whilst there has been much written about how to develop, manage and deliver such projects, practice still does not match up with expectations. In this book, researchers from the Norwegian Concept Research Programme explore the paradoxes between theory and practice in collaboration with experts in the field of project governance. This book delves into the reality of large public projects, to show how they can be managed effectively and efficiently, recognising the realities of their context. It offers a range of practical conclusions as to the paradoxes of the governance and management of public projects. The international spectrum of authors draw their examples from the UK, Norway, Canada, France, Australia and the Netherlands. Bridging the gap between research, theory and practice, this book will benefit academics and researchers in the field of project management and corporate governance as well as those in the practice of public project governance, civil servants and industry practitioners.

المؤلفون: Terry M. Williams, Knut Samset, Gro Holst Volden

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Network analysis (Planning), Public works--Finance, Project management

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance

الوصف: Comprendre les mécanismes du développement territorial, identifier le potentiel local des bioressources et l'articulation entre usages, activer les différents outils de politique publique, articuler les échelles de gouvernance et enfin concevoir le système économique comme un écosystème, tels sont les objectifs proposés ici par Jean-Marc Callois.Les ressources issues du vivant sont un élément majeur de réponse à la crise environnementale. Certes, la photosynthèse a un rendement énergétique bien moindre que le photovoltaïque, mais elle a l'avantage de ne pas nécessiter de minéraux de plus en plus rares dont l'extraction est polluante. Les bioressources présentent un potentiel considérable de création d'activités et d'emplois, bien au-delà des usages alimentaires et énergétiques actuels. Elles sont aussi un moyen de redynamiser de nombreux territoires ruraux en déprise.L'ouvrage pose un cadre méthodologique pour déployer une stratégie de développement territorial fondée sur les bioressources. Il rassemble les différents outils théoriques nécessaires pour comprendre les mécanismes économiques à la base du développement territorial et détaille leur mise en pratique. C'est aussi un plaidoyer pour une plus grande prise en compte de la bioéconomie dans les politiques publiques et dans la pensée économique.Cet ouvrage s'adresse avant tout aux praticiens du développement régional (collectivités, agences de développement, consultants…) qui souhaitent mettre en œuvre une telle approche du développement.Consulter la préface de Christophe Rupp-Dahlem, directeur des affaires publiques du groupe Roquette, président de Protéines France, président du pôle « Bioeconomy for change » (B4C)

المؤلفون: Jean-Marc Callois

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Regional economics

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy

الوصف: Corporate reputation is important in gaining long-term competitive advantage and building company value. Thus, the author points out the need to manage reputation, which, due to its complex nature and multidimensional character, is a serious and difficult challenge. The author develops a strategic model for family business reputation management. The book presents the review, systematization and synthesis of views on the notion of reputation and its role in building company value, the determinants of reputation; the identification of the characteristics and distinguishing factors of family businesses, areas of reputation building and resources involved in family business reputation building processes; and the description of determinants, components and processes in the field of corporate reputation management, and the identification of key links between them. It also identifies the key elements of the concept of family business reputation management and the relationship between them and practical recommendations for the use of reputation management concepts in improving the functioning of family businesses. The developed model can undoubtedly be seen as a pioneering contribution to research into the competitiveness of enterprises. The book will therefore be useful to researchers, students and managers who are interested in decision-making in family businesses, entrepreneurship and small business management, and leadership studies.

المؤلفون: Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Family-owned business enterprises--Management, Reputation

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership

الوصف: The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. Being a good board member is not about knowing everything; it is about asking the right questions and challenging appropriately. Effective Directors: The Right Questions To Ask (QTA) is a reference book for board members and executives globally to support them in their work. With chapters written by senior company board members and respected figures in corporate governance, the questions have been drawn together to offer food for thought and useful prompts that take boards beyond operational discussions. The book clearly presents key areas to be considered by the board (there are over 50 in total) and range from board composition, to data security, diversity and inclusion, and succession planning. The questions are ones that boards, in any organisation, should be asking themselves, their fellow board members, service providers, executives, and other stakeholders to ensure that the right issues are raised, transparency and effective oversight are achieved, and the board is fulfilling its role in governing the organisation. In addition to being invaluable for board members, the book is also a very useful tool for executives in understanding the kind of questions their board members are likely to ask, and the kind of questions that should be asked and discussed in the boardroom.

المؤلفون: Charlotte Valeur, Claire Fargeot

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Boards of directors, Corporate governance--Evaluation, Industrial management--Evaluation

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Workplace Culture

الوصف: COVID-19 led to an economic downturn not only in Kenya but also in the rest of the world. It put these countries into a recession as a result of the measures taken by trading partners to prevent the spread of the virus. This meant that the Kenyan needed to come up with monetary and fiscal policies and strategies to maintain macroeconomic and fiscal stability, as well as accelerate the pace of economic growth by achieving resilience and sustainability of economic growth and development. This book uses both descriptive and econometric methodologies that can easily be understood by scholars, using quality data from credible sources such as the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Health, World Bank, World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. The book can be used as reference material for both post and undergraduate students interested in international trade. The policies and strategies proposed can be used by scholars in researching ways to deal with not only the current pandemic but also future pandemics.

المؤلفون: Benedicto O. Ongeri, Daniel O. Abala

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Electronic books, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020---Economic aspects--Kenya

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics & Trade, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning

الوصف: Today's universities are confronted with questions about the increasing scale of corporatisation and commercialisation, as well as their decreasing activity in the field of the social mission, i.e., engagement in the real problems of ordinary people, local communities and society at large. As a remedy for this problem, this book proposes using action research as a means of shaping collaboration between universities and their stakeholders, taking into account related benefits, opportunities and challenges. In this context, we understand action research somewhat more broadly, as universities'conducting useful research that becomes a domain of their social mission. The core message of this volume is the development of a cooperation process in which the university leaves its'ivory tower,'builds relationships with its stakeholders and, as a result, engages more effectively in social life. In this book, readers will find an original perspective on action research, the application of which enables mutual benefits for universities and their stakeholders. It presents the authors'original model of cooperation based on the AR approach and concrete examples of successful cooperation between universities and their stakeholders. Step by step, it illustrates how to initiate cooperation, conduct useful scientific research and together with stakeholders bring about changes in social life. This book will be of value to university managers, academics, students of social, management and economic sciences, as well as managers and specialists employed in organisations from various sectors that may be interested in cooperation with universities. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

المؤلفون: Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska, Piotr Jedynak, Sylwia Wrona, Anna Pluszyńska

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Education, Higher--Social aspects, Action research in education, Community development, Service learning, Community and college

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Research & Development

الوصف: The main objective of this book is to provide an innovative set of concepts and tools regarding company management, internal and external stakeholders and social responsibilities, reflecting the necessities and opportunities generated by the digital transformation, the transition to a knowledge-based economy, and the COVID-19 crisis. The book, based on a holistic vision and contextual approach of business, contributes to the development of company management and stakeholder and social responsibility theories and practices, being structured in 12 chapters. The original company management vision, approaches, and tools are based on three pillars: a new'manager–relevant stakeholder'rather than'manager–subordinate'managerial paradigm; a new type of company social responsibility rather than corporate social responsibility; and a new concept of company-relevant stakeholder rather than that of salient stakeholders. The book contains two innovative managerial mechanisms: the managerial synapse and company-relevant stakeholders-based management system able to help companies and stakeholders face successfully the challenges of digital transformation and the COVID-19 crisis and to generate greater organization functionality and performance. The book will be of interest to company managers and management specialists, management academics, consultants and researchers, and MBA students interested in a style of management with social responsibility at the forefront.

المؤلفون: Ovidiu Nicolescu, Ciprian Nicolescu

نوع المادة: eBook.

الموضوعات: Stakeholder management, Management--Social aspects, Social responsibility of business

تصنيفات: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Strategic Planning, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development