This book gathers topical research in the study of business and management techniques from across the globe. Some topics presented include transaction management as a practical tool for the organisation of production; permanence or stability in the theory and practice of ethical business; and, business ethics pedagogy and corporate social responsibility in business management.

Management in all business areas and organisational activities are the acts of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. Management comprises planning, organising, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organisation or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. This volume gathers important research from around the globe in this dynamic field of study including Enterprise Risk Management implementation in Malaysia; Supply Chain Management in the automotive industry; the use of the fuzzy approach in project management; entrepreneurial activity and the...

This book presents topical research in the study of business and management techniques from across the globe. Topics discussed include a study of alternative energy sources and their impact on sustaining economic growth; terrorism insurance and international business; compulsory licensing of patents; technology internationalization; marketing mix strategies on impulse purchases; behavioral accounting; multinational corporations and the quest for legitimacy; heterogenous competition in a differentiated duopoly; and, the Parameterized Expectations Algorithm (PEA) business model design and...

This book presents topical research in the study of business and management techniques from across the globe. Topics discussed include data mining and business decision-making; third age entrepreneurship and successful ageing; decision usefulness of insurance accounting according to IASB exposure draft insurance contracts; globalisation of financial reporting standards; professional responsibility in a pluralist society; and, the role of business intelligence in decision-making and behavioural accounting.

This book presents topical research in the study of business and management techniques from across the globe. Topics discussed include new business models for the tooling industry; improving innovation in low-tech manufacturing based small firms; and small business social responsibility.

This book presents research in the field of business and management from around the world. It provides a meta-theoretical framework for understanding the nature of organisational wisdom based on learning traditions. The authors of this book also draw some guidelines that can be useful in approaching the concept of the business model in a well-structured way, providing an in-depth investigation of the various research streams and perspectives.