Palgrave Macmillan imprint: 14111 books
Finance: The Discreet Regulator
How Financial Activities Shape and Transform the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012
The financial sector is the talk of the global village. This book highlights that, before asserting that the institutions of the financial sector deserve to be regulated, one should consider that these very institutions are themselves the discreet regulators of the markets where their activity takes place.
A Very British Affair
Six Britons and the Development of Time Series Analysis During the 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance.
Modern Money Theory
A Primer on Macroeconomics for Sovereign Monetary Systems
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
This second edition explores how money 'works' in the modern economy and synthesises the key principles of Modern Money Theory, exploring macro accounting, currency regimes and exchange rates in both the USA and developing nations.
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Sustaining Growth in All Organisations
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
It is increasingly apparent that most firms succeed because they are willing to break the rules and act entrepreneurially. The purpose of this text is to examine how this simple trading principle can be applied by any individual in any private or public sector organisation by focusing on the concept...
by Stavroula Kalogeras
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
Stories, whether they are fact or fiction, popular or not, are a proven method of pedagogy. In the age of media convergence and with the advancement of technology, stories have morphed into new forms; however, their core purpose remains the same, which is to pass on knowledge and information. The...
The Learning Advantage
Six Practices of Learning-Directed Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Highlighting the best in management learning theory and practices, the authors provide a comprehensive approach to leadership from a learning perspective. This exciting new book, from award-winning authorities on learning, describes how leaders gain the advantage when they cultivate learning in themselves and others.
by A. Hadland
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
The news media and the state are locked in a battle of wills in the world's emerging democratic states. It is a struggle that will determine whether or not democracy flourishes or withers in the 21st century. Using a number of case studies, including South Africa, this book evaluates what is at stake.
Innovation in India
The Future of Offshoring
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Examines the shift in leading companies in India towards greater 'value added' and innovative work. Is the move towards greater levels of innovation the future of the services off-shoring industry in India?
Venturing into the Bioeconomy
Professions, innovation, identity
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
This book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research. New technoscientific frameworks that have not yet translated into new therapies, in the future, may play a more central role in the late-modern society.
Liberalizing Financial Services and Foreign Direct Investment
Developing a Framework for Commercial Banking FDI
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
This book focuses on the relationship between FDI and financial service liberalization in the context of the WTO. By conducting an economic assessment on the extent of GATS liberalization in commercial banking it seeks to empirically clarify if the multilateral liberalization efforts under the WTO promote FDI.
by M. Agarwal
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
This book discusses new determinants for optimal portfolio selection. It reviews the existing modelling framework and creates mean-variance efficient portfolios from the securities companies on the National Stock Exchange. Comparisons enable researchers to rank them in terms of their effectiveness in the present day Indian securities market.
Significance
Exploring the Nature of Information, Systems and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Signs are critically important in all forms of activity, including business, because they establish what it is to be human. Without signs we could not think, we could not communicate what we think and we could not ensure that we collaborate together in our work, home and leisure. The aim of this book is to explain how and why they are significant.
Unpacking Open Innovation
Highlights From a Co-Evolutionary Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Disintegrated or distributed innovation, collaborative innovation, collective invention, collegial innovation, free innovation, open knowledge disclosure, free knowledge disclosure: are these all the same thing? This shows us there is some confusion regarding open innovation, or at least there is...
The Gold Standard Peripheries
Monetary Policy, Adjustment and Flexibility in a Global Setting
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The remarkably successful gold standard before 1914 was the first international monetary regime. This book addresses the experience of the gold standard peripheries; i.e. regime takers with limited influence on the regime. How did small countries adjust to an international monetary regime with seemingly little room for policy autonomy?