Management & Strategy

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state of the art, comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in internet shopping in particular has placed new demands on urban logistics which require innovative technological and policy responses.

This book examines Korea's foreign direct investment policy dynamics and importance of mutual synergy between multinational corporations and their host countries in a win-win framework. It will be of interest to policymakers, investors, and researchers on Korean and East Asian economic studies, FDI promotion.

This book provides unique multidisciplinary approach for exploring the potential contribution of AI and digital technologies in enabling global healthcare systems to respond to urgent twenty first century challenges. Deep analysis has been made regarding telemedicine using big data, deep learning, robotics, mobile and remote applications.

The book follows a medical cyber-physical systems' paradigm to handle the dimensionality conundrum stemming from image acquisition, image modality/resolution/representation, subspace decomposition, compressed sensing, and communications constraints.

This book examines how various areas of law collectively influence the relationship between a company and its directors, particularly in safeguarding the long-term interests of stakeholders. It will be of interest to researchers in the field of corporate law, competition law and corporate governance.

This book explores current cybersecurity trends and effective software applications, AI, and decision-making processes to combat cyberattacks. It emphasizes the importance of compliance, provides downloadable digital forensics software, and examines the psychology of organizational practice for effective cybersecurity leadership.

Die Kommunikationslandschaft hat sich massiv verändert. Social Media und Tempo sind neue Faktoren. Auf der anderen Seite sind neue Arten von Krisen (wie beispielsweise Cyber- und Hacker-Attacken) entstanden. Gerade in Krisensituationen ist es entscheidend, richtig zu reagieren. Es gibt Beispiele, da gewinnt trotz "Panne" das Image - dank guter Kommunikation. Das Gegenteil ist leider jedoch immer häufiger zu beobachten. Tempo und Erwartungen der Öffentlichkeit nehmen zu, die sozialen Medien setzen offizielle Kommunikationskanäle unter Druck, Menschen sind dünnhäutiger geworden und zeigen weniger Loyalität gegenüber Unternehmen und anderen Institutionen.In diesem Buch entführen Mario Cortesi und Stefan Häseli die Leser und Leserinnen in die komplexe Welt der Krisenkommunikation. Es ist ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für alle, die verstehen wollen, wie man in herausfordernden Zeiten effektiv kommuniziert. Theoretische Grundlagen werden mit praktischen Anwendungsbeispielen und Fallbeispielen verbunden. Mario Cortesi und Stefan Häseli beleuchten, wie man Botschaften klar und vertrauensvoll gestaltet und welche Rolle Ehrlichkeit und Transparenz spielen. Von der ersten Reaktion auf eine Krise bis hin zum langfristigen Reputationsmanagement: Dieses Buch bietet praktische Tipps und Strategien, um in kritischen Momenten souverän zu agieren. Die Fallbeispiele reichen von kleinen Unternehmenskrisen über Konzernkrisen bis hin zu großen, öffentlichen Skandalen. Die Autoren zeigen, wie erfolgreiche Kommunikation Krisensituationen entschärfen oder sogar in Chancen verwandeln kann.

Transform your life and your career with the four steps to adapt effectively to change: Engage, Accept, Activate, Release.

This book addresses the broader societal implications of AI, focusing on policy, education, and ethical considerations. It reviews national AI policies in Africa, explores AI-powered innovation in STEM education, and investigates the use of AI in fraudulent activities.

The book aims to provide a contemporary and thorough analysis of how AI is playing a pivotal role in shaping new forms of entrepreneurship across various industries. It seeks to illuminate the ways in which entrepreneurs are leveraging AI technologies to drive innovation, and create businesses that contribute to societal progress.

The section includes comparative analyses of AI adoption patterns in the music industry and provides practical insights into the use of AI tools for music production and distribution, it offers a detailed syllabus for training music industry stakeholders on harnessing AI technologies.

This book addresses the broader societal implications of AI, focusing on policy, education, and ethical considerations. It reviews national AI policies in Africa, explores AI-powered innovation in STEM education, and investigates the use of AI in fraudulent activities.

The section includes comparative analyses of AI adoption patterns in the music industry and provides practical insights into the use of AI tools for music production and distribution, it offers a detailed syllabus for training music industry stakeholders on harnessing AI technologies.

The book aims to provide a contemporary and thorough analysis of how AI is playing a pivotal role in shaping new forms of entrepreneurship across various industries. It seeks to illuminate the ways in which entrepreneurs are leveraging AI technologies to drive innovation, and create businesses that contribute to societal progress.

This research monograph delves into the pressing issue of employee-centered social sustainability in the hospitality industry. With empirical studies and content analysis of CSR reports, it highlights the significant challenges faced by frontline hospitality workers-such as low wages, job insecurity, and limited union representation.

This book features interviews with industry thought leaders and experts, providing exclusive insights into the changing role of women in driving sustainable development through innovation. It offers a range of resources designed to foster a supportive environment and offer practical strategies for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators.

This book features interviews with industry thought leaders and experts, providing exclusive insights into the changing role of women in driving sustainable development through innovation. It offers a range of resources designed to foster a supportive environment and offer practical strategies for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators.

The text comprehensively discusses tools, techniques, design principles, and benefits of Industry 4.0. It further covers information flow, advanced manufacturing systems, intelligent automation systems, and the role of data in Industry 4.0. The book explains the integration of Industry 4.0 with additive manufacturing and circular economy.

This book details the challenges and opportunities for gender equality in the logistics and transport sectors. Offering insights into gender equality and inclusive leadership, this book will interest researchers, policymakers, and professionals in aviation, rail, and maritime transport sectors.

This book explores the dialectical relationship between the craft of weaving and the changing climate. The book discusses case studies of creative economy clusters in India. The author employs ethnographic fieldwork to share lived and embodied experiences of climate change.

Xie and Chao present a collection of research on mobile communication in various Asian communities and countries. With chapters written by scholars from diverse cultural and institutional backgrounds, this book provides both localized and comparative perspectives on mobile communication research.

Discusses sustainable energy development, the main path for achieving carbon neutrality, and the use of multi-criteria decision making in assessing energy transition in both operational and socio-political forms. It proposes ways to support responsible decision making towards sustainable energy in distribution, household energy, and transportation.

This book is dedicated to addressing the major challenges in fighting diseases and psychological issues using AI. Challenges vary from cost and complexity to availability and accuracy. The aim of this book is hence to focus on both the design and implementation aspects of the AI-based approaches in proposed health-related solutions.

This book explores how Lean - a global management doctrine - operates and is adopted in real, corporeal, collective and affective environments of health and social care services.

This edited collection discusses various methods by which a firm can create a competitive advantage in a dynamic situation.