With a more holistic view of the interrelationships between individuals, markets and the larger economy, leaders can make more informed decisions. Understanding past trends in light of today's particular challenges, a wider knowledge of economics also allows business leaders to create more persuasive arguments when attempting to affect positive change within an organization. Since the turn of t…
The pharmaceutical industry heavily relies on external sources to supplement its internal R&D activities and fill its product pipelines. Outsourcing of workpackages, in-licensing of development projects, collaborations with academic research centers or biotech companies and hiring of consultants are classic approaches towards this goal. Here we describe a new open innovation approach, termed �…
Abstract This article analyzes the photographic exhibit Yuyanapaq: Para Recordar, which was a product of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It focuses specifically on the curatorial process and political desires shaping Yuyanapaq, and it examines the ways in which photographs were intended to intervene in and script a national consciousness and shared memory during and after Pe…
Financial management continues to change at a rapid pace. Advancements are occurring not only in the theory of financial management but also in its real-world practice. One result has been for financial management to take on a greater strategic focus, as managers struggle to create value within a corporate setting. In the process of value creation, financial managers are increasingly supple…
In the past three decades there have been dramatic changes in the fortunes of cities and regions, in beliefs about the role of markets and states in society, and in the theories used by social scientists to account for these changes. Many of the cities experiencing crisis in the 1970s have undergone revitalization, while others have continued to decline. In Europe and North America new pol…
This book had its genesis in a research collective, the International Tourism Research Group (ITRG), funded by the Council for European Studies. Although tourism had become an increasingly important sector of the global economy and shaper of cities, scholarship had yet to treat it with the seriousness accorded to other urban topics. Our aim was to place tourism within a theoretical perspective …
When the three of us decided to write a book, we were united by one strongly held principle: Corporate finance should be developed in terms of a few integrated, powerful ideas. We believed that the subject was all too often presented as a collection of loosely related topics, unified primarily by virtue of being bound together in one book, and we thought there must be a better way. One thing we…
Why should you buy this book? There are certainly others to choose from, each with a viewpoint that reflects the author’s background and opinions. Why this one? Why this particular author’s background and opinions? The answer is communication: this book is in a sense a communication manual for non-financial managers. I believe there is a great need for better communication between financ…
WE WERE MOTIVATED TO WRITE THIS TEXTBOOK BY A CENTRAL insight: The core concepts in finance are simple and intuitive. What makes the subject challenging is that it is often difficult for a novice to distinguish between these core ideas and other intuitively appealing approaches that, if used in financial decision making, will lead to incorrect decisions. De-emphasizing the core concepts that un…
We are very pleased with the success of the first edition of the book. It has encouraged us to retain the approach in order to explain corporate finance to students and professionals. There are four key features that distinguish this book from the many other corporate finance text books available on the market today: • Our strong belief that financial analysis is part of corporate finance…
People at work in organizations today are part of a new era. The institutions of society and the people who make them work are challenged in many and very special ways. Society at large increasingly expects high performance and high quality of life to go hand-in-hand, considers ethics and social responsibility core values, respects the vast potential of demographic and cultural diversity among …
The tasks presented in this paper for future extension systems are admittedly far beyond the capacities of today’s public, private and civil society service providers. Both farmers and extension agents need better education if they are to deal with growing complexity and uncertainty. If upstream and downstream thinking are better aligned, this will lead to greater and more appropriate p…
Abstract. The article is a study of two tribal movements based on development-induced displacements in contemporary Orissa. In fact, all the two micro-movement studies are resistance movements against mining based heavy metal industries, e.g. against the Utkal Alumina International Ltd. (UAIL) at Kashipur and against the Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL) at Lanjigarh. Based on both primary and …
Abstract. The article seeks a new way of co-walking with Gandhi and his epochal Hind Swaraj. It seeks to reconstitute and realize Swaraj not only as self-rule but also as blossoming of self, other and the world. An uncritical and mechanical rendering of Swaraj as self-rule does not address the problem that self-rule is not always accompanied by visions and practices of co-determination, co…
Abstract. A significant social consequence of the prevailing skewed sex ratio in some of the prosperous regions of India is a shortage of marriageable women which is resulting in the ‘import’ of brides from relatively poorer regions. In the northern state of Haryana, which has one of the lowest female to male sex ratios, a substantial number of men have acquired poor women as brides fr…
Abstract. Based on the capability approach, this article tries to see the implications of reservation policy on the political freedom of women in Kerala. Using a primary survey of candidates in a recent panchayat election in Malappuram district of Kerala it establishes the role of reservation in bringing many educated young women into local politics and decision-making bodies. It also refl…
Abstract. The cases reveal deep-seated and systemic malaise in the criminal justice system owing to which fabrication and frame-ups of innocents, identified and targeted mostly on communal basis, has become routine. The cases cited in the report only justify the demand for a National Commission of Enquiry to document and investi- gate the number of such cases across the country. A comprehens…
Abstract. The CIO is a relatively new executive management role that is considered to be on par with other “C” suite of executives— the CIO taking responsibility for a firm’s information technology (IT) capabilities in supporting organisational requirements. Executive management positions tend to embody four types of activities that address the important areas of organisational plan…
Abstract. In order to be more competitive, companies often have to work together to offer users a more compact and unique product. This implies that companies must reach an agreement in terms of the necessity of each user. The majority of companies currently present their functionality by means of Web Services, and therefore a combination of activities can be carried out by using business …