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Since the release of Doug Stephens' first book, The Retail Revival, change in the global retail sector has accelerated beyond even the boldest forecasts. As predicted, online giants like Amazon and Alibaba.com are growing at a dizzying pace. Hundreds of well-known brick and mortar retailers have closed their doors, and brands and retailers across categories are struggling to understand the shifting needs and expectations of a new consumer.Picking up where The Retail Revival left off, Reengineering Retail explores the coming revolution in the global retail and consumer goods market, offering sales and marketing executives a roadmap to the future. Author and internationally renowned consumer futurist, Doug Stephens, paints a bold vision of the future where every aspect of the retail experience as we know it, will be radically transformed. From online to bricks and mortar, the very concept of what stores are, how consumers shop them, and even the core economic model for revenue, will be will be profoundly reinvented; changes sure to affect not only retailers large and small but any business with a stake in the global retail industry.Infused with real world examples and interviews with industry disruptors, Reengineering Retail illustrates the vast opportunities at play for bold brands and business leaders. Stephens' strategies will provide businesses with the foresight required to move quickly and effectively into the future.

This new and fully updated edition of International Financial Management blends theory, data analysis, examples and practical case situations to equip students and business leaders with the analytical tools they need to make informed financial decisions and manage the risks that businesses face in today's competitive global environment. Combining theory and practice, the authors offer the reader a multitude of real-world examples and case studies, emphasising fundamental concepts, principles and analytical theories to enable students to understand not only what to do when confronted with an international financial decision, but why that choice is the correct one. Features include: real data analysis - all fully updated for the third edition; extended cases illustrating practical application of theory; point-counterpoints offering insight into contentious issues; concept boxes that explore and illustrate key concepts; and end-of-chapter questions. Suitable for M.B.A and advanced undergraduate business students taking a course in international financial management or international finance.

'One of the most extraordinary thinkers on leadership and management I have ever encountered' - Sheryl SandbergForget the standard practices of leadership taught in business school -- all about compensation, command and control.

Building on the acclaimed and successful previous editions, the Third Edition provides further critical updates and illustrations of the applications of reflexive methodology in formulating research strategies.

Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of increasingly complex, cross industry projects. Amy Edmondson and Jean-Francois Harvey show vividly through their international cases how the complex demands of collaboration impact on management and revolutionize our understanding of teams.

Portfolio management is an integral part of an organisation's overall strategic plan. While project and program management focus on ""doing the work right"", the purpose of portfolio management is ""doing the right work"". The Standard for Portfolio Management, Third Edition offers the most up to date information regarding accepted practices in portfolio management and includes new material.

Life and leadership lessons from the Special Forces, accompanying the Channel 4 series SAS: Who Dares Wins.

The all-inclusive guide to exceptional project management The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management is the comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you answers you need now.

This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error ' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work.

This book presents the theory of integrating implification and it provides a profound evidence based study of Buurtzorg Nederland. The book demonstrates theory building by using the Grounded Theory Methodology as a way to contribute to management theory.

How to make friends, influence people and be the (second) best you can be - by being second-in-command

Helps you quickly become an effective and efficient project manager when time matters most. Through topics such as "building a project budget and schedule" to "managing vendors," this book guides you through what works and what doesn't based on tried and true practices.

With this practical, hands-on book, you'll learn how to do it faster and smarter using Lean UX techniques. UX expert Laura Klein shows you what it takes to gather valuable input from customers, build something they'll truly love, and reduce the time it takes to get your product to market.

With the right knowledge, business does not have to be difficult. Do you know the difference between profit margin, gross profit and net profit? What is cash flow or a limited company? This book answers hundreds of questions and is an invaluable reference for anyone wanting to learn about business.

A just culture protects people's honest mistakes from being seen as culpable. But what is an honest mistake, or rather, when is a mistake no longer honest? In this edition, the author revises, enhances and expands his view of just culture, additionally tackling the key issue of how justice is created inside of organizations.

Presents an account of the relationship between strategic thinking and the learning process involved taking learning from the academic to the everyday. This book is a primer on how successful strategists learn to think strategically. It traces the history of strategy, differentiates strategic thinking from planning.

Benefit from a complete overview and step by step guide to the tools, techniques and application of category management.

Offering a student-friendly introduction to business research methods, this text covers all of the need to know basics in a clear and engaging manner. Research Methods is an ideal text for students of all levels coming to the subject for first time.

A handbook for event organisers and those responsible for putting on a voluntary or public event. It covers safety requirements and complying with the legislation.

The antidote to heavy-going, complex and lengthy textbooks on studying strategy.