Business Dynamics in the 21st Century
Business Dynamics in the 21st Century

Author: Chee-Heong Quah

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9789535151210

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In this 21st century of opportunity and turbulence, business firms need to equip themselves with new competencies that were never thought of before. For this reason, this book is timely as it introduces new insights into new problems in the aspects of performance and quality improvement, networking and logistics in the interconnected world, as well as developments in monetary and financial environment surrounding private enterprises today. Readers shall find that reading this book is an enlightening and pleasant experience, as the discussions are delivered in a clear, straightforward, and "no-frills" manner - suitable to academics and practitioners. If desired, the book can serve as an additional piece of reference for teaching and research in business and economics.

Business Dynamics in the 21st Century
Business Dynamics in the 21st Century

Author: Chee Heong Quah

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2012-05-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9535106287

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In this 21st century of opportunity and turbulence, business firms need to equip themselves with new competencies that were never thought of before. For this reason, this book is timely as it introduces new insights into new problems in the aspects of performance and quality improvement, networking and logistics in the interconnected world, as well as developments in monetary and financial environment surrounding private enterprises today. Readers shall find that reading this book is an enlightening and pleasant experience, as the discussions are delivered in a clear, straightforward, and "no-frills" manner - suitable to academics and practitioners. If desired, the book can serve as an additional piece of reference for teaching and research in business and economics.

Business Dynamics in the 21st Century
Business Dynamics in the 21st Century

Author: Joao Heitor De Avila Santos

Publisher: Society Publishing

Published: 2020-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781774077177

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Globalization and the easy access to information shifted the business dynamics in the 21st century. Global competition increases rapidly and firms must keep pace with changing environments, constantly adapting and implementing new methods, strategies and innovations. This book is timely, as it as it offers fresh insights into the new challenges in terms of efficiency and quality improvement, networking and logistics in the globalized world. It also addresses the current developments in the operational and financial system of private enterprises. Finally, the need for managers and leaders and efficiently responds to fluctuating business environment is highlighted and insights are provided to contribute to the ability of managers to make quick and accurate decisions within the supplier network, to obtain the competitive advantage by leveraging of manufacturers.

Business Dynamics in Today's World
Business Dynamics in Today's World

Author: Terry Ness

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781632400918

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This book is a concise introduction to 21st century's business dynamics. In the contemporary times of both prospect and turmoil, business firms need to acquaint themselves with new competencies that were never considered before. For this cause, this book is a valuable resource as it presents latest insights into new issues in the features of performance and excellence development, networking and logistics in the organized world, as well as advancements in financial and economic environment surrounding private enterprises today. It should be an enjoyable read to all those who are interested in the constantly changing dynamics of business and economics. The content has been delivered in a precise, transparent and to-the-point manner.

Understanding Business Dynamics
Understanding Business Dynamics

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2007-04-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 030916446X

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The U.S. economy is highly dynamic: businesses open and close, workers switch jobs and start new enterprises, and innovative technologies redefine the workplace and enhance productivity. With globalization markets have also become more interconnected. Measuring business activity in this rapidly evolving environment increasingly requires tracking complex interactions among firms, establishments, employers, and employees. Understanding Business Dynamics presents strategies for improving the accuracy, timeliness, coverage, and integration of data that are used in constructing aggregate economic statistics, as well as in microlevel analyses of topics ranging from job creation and destruction and firm entry and exit to innovation and productivity. This book offers recommendations that could be enacted by federal statistical agencies to modernize the measurement of business dynamics, particularly the production of information on small and young firms that can have a disproportionately large impact in rapidly expanding economic sectors. It also outlines the need for effective coordination of existing survey and administrative data sources, which is essential to improving the depth and coverage of business data.

The Fourth Wave
The Fourth Wave

Author: Herman Maynard

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 1996-08-31

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1609941322

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Applying the concept of historical waves originally propounded by Alvin Toffler in The Third Wave, Herman Maynard and Susan Mehrtens look toward the next century and foresee a "fourth wave," an era of integration and responsibility far beyond Toffler's revolutionary description of third-wave postindustrial society. Whether we attain this stage of global well-being, however, will depend on how well our business institutions adapt and change. The Fourth Wave examines the ways business has changed in the second and third waves and must continue to change in the fourth. The changes concern the basics-how an institution is organized, how it defines wealth, how it relates to surrounding communities, how it responds to environmental needs, and how it takes part in the political process. Maynard and Mehrtens foresee a radically different future in which business principles, concern for the environment, personal integrity, and spiritual values are integrated. The authors also demonstrate the need for a new kind of leadership-managers and CEOs who embrace an attitude of global stewardship; who define their assets as ideas, information, creativity, and vision; and who strive for seamless boundaries between work and private lives for all employees.

Integrate
Integrate

Author: Mervyn King

Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781485100911

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Integrate is an easy read guide for people in business about the new way of thinking in running a company today. Businesses, large and small, have the same issues to contend with: greater expectations of their stakeholders, rising consumer power in the digital information age, environmental constraints, economic uncertainty in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and social uncertainty on rising income inequality. Doing business today is quite different from the past. Different corporate tools are needed. One of the four corporate tools for today's business is integrated thinking. This extends strategy and daily management beyond the pure financial to encompass the social and environmental factors that deeply affect a company's future viability in the 21st century. Integrated thinking leads to another tool - the integrated report. This tells the company's story of how it creates value and how it can create value in the future. The global financial crisis showed that a more understandable and holistic form of company reporting is crucially needed. This book offers practical guidance on integrated thinking and the integrated report.

Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic
Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New Dynamic

Author: Ika Darnhofer

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-05-30

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9400745036

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Farming Systems Research has three core characteristics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on the close collaboration between social and biophysical sciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research posits that to contribute towards sustainable rural development, both interdisciplinary collaborations and local actor engagement are needed. Together, they allow for changes in understanding and changes in practices. This book gives an overview of the insights generated in 20 years of Farming Systems Research. It retraces the emergence and development of Farming Systems Research in Europe, summarises the state-of-the-art for key areas, and provides an outlook on new explorations, especially those tackling the dynamic nature of farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment and the context of action.

Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Author: Thomas Piketty

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2017-08-14

Total Pages: 817

ISBN-13: 0674979850

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What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality--the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth--today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values if political action is not taken. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, the author says, and may do so again. This original work reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.