This book offers a fresh and critical look at global risks — from terrorism and disease to economic instability and environmental challenges — and proposes strategies for global leadership and better risk response. It combines strategic analysis, realistic solutions, and insights into how business and political leaders can navigate complex and growing global threats
Essentials of Contemporary Management provides a concise, current overview of key management functions — planning, organizing, leading, and controlling — with a strong emphasis on the challenges and opportunities facing today’s managers in a global and diverse business environment. The text uses real‑world examples to make management theory relevant and accessible to students.
This volume is a collection of original research articles by distinguished scholars in finance and stochastic analysis, honouring Dieter Sondermann — the founding editor of the Finance and Stochastics journal. Topics include risk measures, portfolio theory, hedging under transaction costs, interest‑rate modelling, market imperfections, exotic options pricing, and other advanced topics at th…
This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of starting, managing, and growing a small business. Topics include entrepreneurial thinking, business planning, operations, marketing, finance, legal issues, technology, and strategies for long‑term success.
IdeaWise breaks down how to turn everyday ideas into real innovations by explaining practical methods for seeing existing concepts in new ways and asking inventive questions — such as “What can you substitute?”, “What can you combine?”, or “What could you eliminate?” These structured idea‑transformation techniques help individuals and organizations generate more creative and act…