Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Management Science

Despite a clear and compelling need for an intelligence-led approach to security, operational, and reputational risks, the subject of corporate security intelligence remains poorly understood. An effective intelligence process can directly support and positively impact operational activity and associated decision-making and can even be used to drive the firm s business in key markets. Corporate Security Intelligence and Strategic Decision-Making outlines the basic theory and supplies practical solutions for implementing an effective intelligence process in any commercial...

New technologies, including DNA and digital databases that can compare known and questioned exemplars, have transformed forensic science and greatly impacted the investigative process. They have also made the work more complicated. Obtaining proper resources to provide quality and timely forensic services is frequently a challenge for forensic managers, who are often promoted from casework duties and must now learn a whole new set of leadership skills.

The interdisciplinary and scientific nature of laboratories requires strong leadership ability to manage complex issues,...

This book takes an in-depth look at the changes in the sports industry, including the interconnecting financial issues that occur when a sports team becomes part of bigger companies, the altered nature of fan loyalty influences by network and Internet footprints, dramatic changes in the design of sports venues to offer new amenities and opportunities for sponsorship that substantially expand the income earned by franchises, and league policies such as revenue sharing, luxury taxes and salary caps.

Management Science Applications in Tourism and Hospitality examines innovative tools for evaluating performance and productivity in tourism offices, hotels, and restaurants. This collection of recent studies focuses on two important topics of management science: forecasting and a relatively new analytical methodology called data envelopment analysis (DEA). This book will show you how tourism forecasting accuracy can be enhanced and how DEA can be used to benchmark productivity and improve advertisement...

This book provides a comprehensive portrait of this research literature. It begins with a...