In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives... Zobraziť viac
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and No.1 international bestselling author of The World is Flat, an essential and entertaining field guide to thriving in the twenty-first century... Zobraziť viac
Accounting for Non-Accountants guides non-specialists through the fundamental principles of accounting and finance. This book presents key, and often complex, concepts in a simple and understandable way designed to be accessible to those with little or... Zobraziť viac
THE CLIMATE CRISIS has propelled nuclear energy back into fashion. Its proponents argue we already have the technology of the future and that it only needs perfection and deployment. Nuclear Is Not the Solution demonstrates why this sort of thinking is... Zobraziť viac
Managing for Happiness offers a complete set of practices for more effective management that makes work fun. Work and fun are not polar opposites; they're two sides of the same coin, and making the workplace a pleasant place to be keeps employees ... Zobraziť viac
Across entire verticals of the economy the new normal is the recurring revenue business. Charging customers on a monthly basis, firms with this model have to play by an entirely new set of rules, rules which generally favor the customer ... Zobraziť viac
Everything you know about capitalism is wrong. Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate profits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day. Taking on the world's most... Zobraziť viac
Wer die Ökonomie wirklich verstehen will, muss sie durch die therapeutische Brille betrachten! Statt die Krisen der modernen Wirtschaft wie gewohnt mit Logik und komplexer Mathematik zu erklären, legt Bestsellerautor Tomás Sedlácek... Zobraziť viac
Why do our friends have more friends than we do? How do you book the best available seats on a plane? And if jogging for ten minutes adds eight minutes to our life expectancy, should we still go jogging? ... Zobraziť viac
A call to action for the creative class and labour movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big Media... Zobraziť viac
In The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker François Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links between a vibrant world economy that has raised the living standard of over half a billion people in emerging... Zobraziť viac
This book exposes the energy crisis as an inevitable result of an industry run by and for corporate profit. Energy policy was never meant to favour sustainability or energy security – for decades, it has been shaped by corporate interests while... Zobraziť viac
Finanční krize a následná recese jsou události, které pohnuly světem. Ačkoli nejsou u konce, lze již analyzovat vývoj, který k nim vedl. Kniha se v první části zabývá kořeny finanční krize, mechanismy a motivy jejího vzniku... Zobraziť viac
Monografie se zaměřuje na problematiku řízení rizik ve finančních institucích podle basilejských kapitálových dohod. Cílem monografie je, na základě současného nastavení řízení rizik podle Basel II, zejména úvěrového rizika... Zobraziť viac
Zapojování informačních a komunikačních technologií do činnosti veřejné správy, které bývá často označováno také jako e-government, je důležitou komponentou současných správních reforem. Cílem je zlepšení kvality a zvýšení... Zobraziť viac
Zákon o štátnej službe (2021) Podľa právneho stavu k 3. 3. 2021 (Úplné znenia zákonov 7/2021). Úplné znenie zákona č. 55/2017 Z. z. o štátnej službe... Zobraziť viac
Publikace nabízí některé poznatky z oblasti ekonomiky zdraví tak, jak jsou diskutovány v rámci disciplíny Public health (zdraví veřejnosti). Public health je průřezovou vědní disciplínou, ale také dynamicky se rozvíjející... Zobraziť viac
Forget the myth of meritorcracy. It's no longer about what you earn, or what you learn. We are living in an inheritocracy, where the bank of mum and dad matters more than ever. Parental support is the secret taboo of the modern world. Whether we... Zobraziť viac
From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce programme in Texas, American employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older adults... Zobraziť viac
Extraordinary innovations in technology promise to transform the world, but how realistic is the claim that AI will change our lives? In this much needed book the acclaimed economist Roger Bootle responds to the fascinating economic questions posed by... Zobraziť viac
