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Smart strategic thinking for easy and quick solutions - the latest book from bestselling author Kevin Duncan.

Discusses how digital transformation can help service and manufacturing firms to deliver better customer experience. Seeks to disseminate novel technical concepts and features. Addresses questions such as the relevance of e-service quality in customer satisfaction and loyalty, the IoET in marketing and healthcare, and more.

This book is a concise and accessible introduction to positive organizational behavior in sport, a new and dynamic approach to sport management. Clearly explaining core concepts, the book shows how 'positive sport organizations' (PSO) can deliver improved performance and enhance employee well-being.

In today's global market, supply chain management has become more critical than ever. This book delves into the strategic, operational, and technological aspects of supply chains, offering insights and practical solutions to create a seamless and resilient supply network. The main topics covered are production planning and inventory control, logistics and distribution, sustainability, risk management and future trends.Companies are facing unprecedented challenges, from geopolitical uncertainties and trade wars to natural disasters and global pandemics. These disruptions can have significant impacts on the supply chain, leading to delays, increased costs, and loss of customer trust.  By addressing these critical areas, this book aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to optimize your supply chains, drive innovation, and achieve sustainable success in a dynamic and challenging environment.Whether you are a seasoned supply chain professional or a newcomer to the field, From Source to Shelf provides valuable insights and practical guidance to help you master the art of supply chain management.You will: Understand the fundamental components and functions of supply chain management. Develop and implement effective supply chain strategies that align with overall business objectives. Navigate the complexities of modern supply chain management. Leverage cutting-edge technologies and implement sustainable and resilient practices.

Navigate the complex landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and model risk management using a holistic approach encompassing people, processes, and technology. This book provides practical guidance, oversight structure and centers of excellence, and actionable insights for organizations seeking to harness the power of AI responsibly, ethically, and transparently. By addressing the technical, ethical, and societal dimensions of AI governance, organizations will be empowered to build trustworthy AI systems that benefit both their bottom line and the broader community.Featuring successful mitigating controls based on proven use cases, the book underscores the importance of aligning AI strategy with AI governance, striking a balance between AI innovation, risk mitigation as well as broader business goals. You'll receive pointers for designing a well-governed AI development lifecycle, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and continuous monitoring throughout the AI development lifecycle. This book highlights the importance of collaboration between stakeholders, i.e., boards of directors, CxOs, corporate counsel, compliance officers, audit executives, data scientists, developers, validators, etc.You'll gain practical advice on addressing the challenges related to the ownership of AI-generated content and models, stressing the need for legal frameworks and international collaboration. You'll also learn the importance of auditing AI systems, developing protocols for rapid response in case of AI-related crises, and building capacity for AI actors through education. Principles of AI Governance and Model Risk Management demonstrates its value-added uniqueness by detailing a strategy to ensure a cohesive approach to managing AI-related risks, global compliance, policy, privacy, and AI-human collaboration and oversight.

anage project objectives between supplier and customer. This book introduces a dedicated method for suppliers to follow to ensure supplier and customer expectations are successfully meet. The method integrates a day-to-day high awareness, urgency and focus on the management of all objectives within the project to provide maximum benefit for an organization.You'll learn that formal targets are routinely established at the start of a project and captured in a contract or project charter. Customer expectations, such as timelines and budget, are often pitted against internal day-to-day challenges, such as cost increases and other unexpected changes. These challenges can seem even more daunting as a project progresses.To combat this, you'll follow detailed instructions on how handle such potential roadblocks by applying the established method. Each chapter expands the dedicated method itself and provides insight into this philosophy. In the end you'll have all the necessary prerequisites for a successful implementation of these principles within your organization.You will: Handle day-to-day challenges on a project, such as communication, unexpected changes, cost increases, and more Facilitate the formal and informal targets and project goals Balance customer and supplier expectations

In the fast-evolving digital landscape, understanding the potential of generative AI is a strategic advantage. This book can serve as an easy to read introduction to the topic of the transformative power of AI in content creation, customer engagement, and operational efficiency. By deciphering complex AI concepts into practical insights, we empower decision-makers to envision innovative strategies, foster cross-industry collaborations, and navigate ethical considerations. The book will help executives and business decision makers to harness the immense potential of generative AI responsibly, ensuring data integrity and compliance while fostering a competitive edge. The book is focused on (1) Explaining in jargon-free language what Generative AI, and AI in general, (2) What problems they solve, and (3) What technologies make them possible.What You Will LearnHow generative AI models are built, how they generate new data or content, and the underlying algorithms powering these processesVarious practical applications of generative AI in business contextsThe challenges that could arise during the integration of generative AI into business processesWho This Book is ForThis book is meant to be bought and read by busy executives and business leaders

This comprehensive book provides decision-makers with clarity in navigating business ecosystems. It covers the history and drivers of ecosystem emergence and explores key concepts like complementarity and modularity. Various archetypes, including business, innovation, and platform ecosystems, are examined. The book details the design, set-up, and growth of successful ecosystems, including roles, building strategies, and growth levers.Further sections focus on ecosystem orchestration and participation, emphasizing the balance between engagement depth and breadth, cooperation and competition, trust and control, and openness and closedness. Ecosystem management within firms is addressed, covering leadership, commercial functions, communication, financial planning, risk management, legal compliance, and IT. Insights into assessing ecosystem performance, failure, and competition are provided. The book concludes with a discussion on the future of ecosystem evolution, environmental and social impacts, and how ecosystems are transforming work and management practices. This book is an essential resource for executives in the ecosystem-driven business landscape.

In Pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals uses interviews and real-world case studies to delve into how initiatives like self-help groups and community lending have empowered women and contributed to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of poverty reduction (Goal 1) and women's empowerment (Goal 5).

Taking a multi-faceted approach, Disruptive Frugal Digital Innovation in Africa proposes implementations towards positive development in under-researched African contexts.

Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuityHow did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often originated in the study of shadows? How did the file card prepare scholarship and commerce for the rise of electronic data processing, and why did the visual metaphor of the tab survive into today's graphic interfaces? Why have Amish artisans played an important role in manufacturing advanced technology? Why was United Shoe Machinery the Microsoft of the 1890s? Surprises like these, Edward Tenner believes, can help us deal with the technological issues that confront us now.Since the 1980s, Edward Tenner has contributed essays on technology, design, and culture to leading magazines, newspapers, and professional journals, and has been interviewed on subjects ranging from medical ethics to typography. Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge-named for one of the paradoxes that can result from the inherent contradictions between consumer safety and product marketing-brings many of Tenner's essays together into one volume for the first time, accompanied by new introductions by the author on the theme of each work. As an independent historian and public speaker, Tenner has spent his career deploying concepts from economics, engineering, psychology, science, and sociology, to explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity.

Since the 1990s, cultural management and policy in Europe have undergone transformative changes. This insightful book offers a comprehensive journey through that evolution, blending historical insights with an analysis of current trends to illuminate the future of the field.

Drawing back on the ever-evolving stakeholder management theory, this book responds to calls for more empirical research into the managerial sense making of the stakeholder concept. The book explores how managers make sense of stakeholder management, especially in complex and challenging business contexts.

Many new challenges including competitiveness are emerging for sustainable business during this era of disruption. This book analyses these challenges to sustainable development and growth and addresses the impact of corporate social responsibility on the competitiveness of organisations.

The frequency and repetition of economic crises over the last hundred years demands an analysis that allows us to discover the root causes of these situations and the problems they have generated in the world economy. This book investigates these cycles throughout the 20th and the early 21st century.

As the air travel industry begins to emerge from the COVID-19 restrictions, new research must be undertaken to survey the changing business landscape. This book examines existing air travel literature, illustrates the current theories in the field, and suggests research methods for integrating them in fieldwork.