In an ever-changing economy, market specialists strive to find new ways to evaluate the risks and potential reward of economic ventures by assessing the importance of human reaction during the economic planning process. The Handbook of Research on Behavioral Finance and Investment Strategies: Decision Making in the Financial Industry presents an interdisciplinary, comparative, and competitive analysis of the thought processes and planning necessary for individual and corporate economic management. This publication is an essential reference source for professionals, practitioners, and managers working in the field of finance, as well as researchers and academicians interested in an interdisciplinary approach to combine financial management, sociology, and psychology.

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The sixteenth edition of Managerial Economics combines quantitative methods and economic analysis with a practical, problem solving approach to enable students to develop the skills required to make informed managerial decisions. The text's unique, integrative approach demonstrates the cohesive nature of organizations and how business decisions are interdisciplinary. Using economic concepts and tools applied to updated examples of real-world companies and management situations, the text provides a robust approach to the practical application of the academic principles of managerial economics.

The "family effect" remains a challenge for researchers interested in both the family firm's organizational form and in the effects of familial ownership on a firm's strategy, structure, and performance. Governance mechanisms, management quality, ownership concentration, and family involvement all have relevant effects in terms of influencing monitoring costs, investment decisions, the development of the portfolio of resources and capabilities, and family firm competitiveness. Nevertheless, few studies to date have opened the black box of the "family effect." Competitiveness, Organizational Management, and Governance in Family Firms is an essential reference source that makes a clear distinction between the separation of ownership and management, on the one hand, and the institutional development of family governance instruments, on the other, to help uncover the asymmetric effects of these two choices. It also allows the examination as to which of the two strategies employed in family firms reinforce managerial capital that has a greater positive impact on the "family effect," thus helping to achieve better managerial capabilities. Featuring research on topics such as corporate governance, private business, and successional leadership, this book is ideally designed for managers, executives, CEOs, company owners, consultants, business professionals, entrepreneurs, academicians, and researchers interested in an in-depth understanding of the keys to success and survival of family-operated organizations.

This book strives to explain how a free people are more than able to provide for their own needs infinitely better than any conceivable government program. Within its pages I unveil my "One-Eight, One-Nine" plan to Empower People through Restrained Government. It's a two part plan which addresses both the function and finance of the federal government by insisting upon adherence to existing Constitutional provisions. Government leaders fear it. "One-Eight" deals with function. It refers to Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution which specifically enumerates the powers authorized to be performed by congress. The plan seeks to awaken the people of the United States to the enormous benefits to society derived from our extremely limited Constitutional government, and insist that the federal government adhere to and honor its specific enumerated duties. We accomplish this task by educating ourselves and monitoring those we elect to office to ensure they follow the Constitution. Those which don't must be voted out. "One-Nine" deals with financing. It refers to Article 1 Section 9 which specifically states that money may only be drawn from the federal treasury to pay for enumerated Constitutional functions. All spending outside this authority is unconstitutional. Implementing the Constitutional provisions of "One-Eight, One-Nine" is achieved through my "Negative Baseline" program. Current policy automatically increases annual spending on non-Constitutional programs through baseline budgeting. My "Negative Baseline" instead reduces this spending causing all non-Constitutional spending to simply fade away. Contrary to popular belief, I discuss how the reductions will be relatively painless. Unneeded federal employees, as well as those dependant on the federal government, will be enthusiastically absorbed by a revitalized free market. The only way to solve our nation's problems is through an educated electorate desiring to replace self serving politicians with those wishing to truly secure our liberty.

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Fundamentals of industrial hygiene is an introductory book for safety professionals that provides an overview in relation to the legislative requirements and occupational hygiene. This book reviews the aspects of safety from the inception of a hazard through the establishment of a hygiene programme and risk assessment. The book addresses the fundamental aspects of occupational hygiene, human physiology and industrial diseases linked to hygiene stressors. The topic in Fundamentals of industrial hygiene was chosen to assist the safety professional to manage the safety gaps in an organisation and to assist with the development of a hygiene programme through effective risk assessment. An effective hygiene programme stems from an effective safety leadership and co-operative cross-functional teams that strives for continual improvement of the organisations safety management system. The book begins with an historical overview of occupational hygiene and givens an overview of the legal framework of occupational hygiene. It is essential that the safety professional to understand the interaction of toxins in the human body, thus the book covers chapter related to human physiology and toxicology. From this exposure control and sampling strategy gives the safety professional an overview the basis of occupational hygiene and hygiene management. Fundamentals of industrial hygiene will assist safety professionals, safety management students, Chief Executive officers and employers to establish an occupational hygiene programmes within their organisation.

Because efficient compilation of information allows managers and business leaders to make the best decisions for the financial solvency of their organizations, data analysis is an important part of modern business administration. Understanding the use of analytics, reporting, and data mining in everyday business environments is imperative to the success of modern businesses. Utilizing Big Data Paradigms for Business Intelligence is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on how to address the challenges of data extraction in business intelligence using the five "Vs" of big data: velocity, volume, value, variety, and veracity. This book is ideally designed for business analysts, investors, corporate managers, entrepreneurs, and researchers in the fields of computer science, data science, and business intelligence.

The internet of things (IoT) enhances customer experience, increases the amount of data gained through connected devices, and widens the scope of analytics. This provides a range of exciting marketing possibilities such as selling existing products and services more effectively, delivering truly personalized customer experiences, and potentially creating new products and services. Smart Marketing With the Internet of Things is an essential reference source that discusses the use of the internet of things in marketing, as well as its importance in enhancing the customer experience. Featuring research on topics such as augmented reality, sensor networks, and wearable technology, this book is ideally designed for business professionals, marketing managers, marketing strategists, academicians, researchers, and graduate-level students seeking coverage on the use of IoT in enhancing customer marketing outcomes.

Over recent decades, the notion of leadership has become increasingly significant in organisational and management literature. Leadership: A Critical Review and Guide provides both a map of the leadership territory, and a guide through it. The book presents an overview of the main strands of the theoretical and empirical evidence associated with the study of leadership; highlights the different ways in which leadership is envisaged; and explores current developments in the thinking and practice of leadership. In so doing, it discusses and reviews some of the most important contributions to this field of study. Leadership: A Critical Review and Guide is designed for students of leadership; those working in leadership positions; and for human resource professionals and management academics.