|
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
The advent of e-commerce and the rise of hard discounters have put
severe pressure on traditional retail chains. Boundaries are
blurring: traditional brick-and-mortar players are expanding their
online operations and setting up their own discount banners, while
the power houses of online retail are going physical, and hard
discounters get caught up in the Wheel of Retailing. Each of these
players has to keep up with the consumer ?- even successful
companies cannot sit back and rest but need to prepare for the next
wave of change. This Handbook sheds light on these issues with its
research-based analysis of the strategic and tactical issues that
comprise the state of the art in retailing. Leading scholars
explore what we know from extant studies, what are the ensuing best
practices, what evolutions are ahead, and whether current
approaches still work in the future. This book?'s future-based
perspective makes it an excellent resource for academics in
retailing and marketing, as well as marketing and retailing
consultants, retailers, and marketing managers. Contributors
include: A. Alptekinoglu, Z. Bei, R. Bolton, E. Breugelmans, B.J.
Bronnenberg, K. Campo, A. Chernev, M. Dekimpe, E. Fox, A.
Garrido-Morgado, D.K. Gauri, K. Gedenk, I. Geyskens, K. Gielens, E.
Gijsbrechts, O. Gonzalez-Benito, D. Grewal, R. Hamilton, R.
Janakiraman, O. Kamran-Disfani, A.R. Koschmann, P. Linzbach, M.K.
Mantrala, M. Martos-Parta, J. Parker, J.A. Petersen, B. Ratchford,
W. Reinartz, R. Rishika, A. Roggeveen, R. Sethuraman, V. Shankar,
J.B. Steenkamp, M. Vanhuele
This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and
concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern
and Western religions. The authors, both respected scholars of
world religions, have over 50 years of combined teaching
experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory
classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses,
and employs a neutral approach for broad classroom use. The third
edition has been revised throughout, with updated material on the
history and contemporary configurations of each tradition and new
sections addressing gender, sexuality, and the environment. It also
includes effective sidebars, photographs, timelines, charts,
calendars, glossaries, and a spelling guide. Online resources
through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources include
Powerpoint/Keynote slides, new maps and videos, and a large
question bank of multiple-choice test questions (available to
professors upon request).
Selected by the "New York Times "as a Notable Cookbook of 2011, by
USA Today as a Best Holiday Gift "For the Foodie," and by More.com
as one of their Best Cookbooks of the Year.
WHEN BLOGGER JENNIFER REESE LOST HER JOB, SHE BEGAN A SERIES OF
FOOD-RELATED EXPERIMENTS. Economizing by making her own peanut
butter, pita bread, and yogurt, she found that "doing it yourself"
doesn't always cost less or taste better. In fact, she found that
the joys of making some foods from scratch-- marshmallows, hot dog
buns, and hummus--can be augmented by buying certain ready-made
foods--butter, ketchup, and hamburger buns. Tired? Buy your
mayonnaise. Inspired? Make it.
With Reese's fresh voice and delightful humor, "Make the Bread, Buy
the Butter "has 120 recipes with eminently practical yet
deliciously fun "make or buy" recommendations. Her tales include
living with a backyard full of cheerful chickens, muttering ducks,
and adorable baby goats; countertops laden with lacto-fermenting
pickles; and closets full of mellowing cheeses. Here's the full
picture of what is involved in a truly homemade life and how to get
the most out of your time in the kitchen--with the good news that
you shouldn't try to make everything yourself.
Written by a knowledgeable film critic and Korean War scholar, this
is the only guide exclusively devoted to the study of Hollywood and
television films based on the Korean War, 1950-1953. It opens with
eight short essays, discussing the appeal of the war film genre,
government and filmmaker cooperation, the isolation of Korean War
films from other war films, why John Wayne didn't make a Korean War
film, the other actors who did, the plots of Korean War films,
television and Korean War films, and the myths resulting from
films. Eighty-four films are then discussed in alphabetically
arranged entries. The entries include production unit, color
status, producer, director, screenwriter, actors and actresses,
movie length, and the author's numerical rating of the film. The
commentary places each film within the context of other war films,
the Korean War, trends in Hollywood, and the social and political
realities of the United States. The films also are listed
chronologically. Producers, directors, screenwriters, actors, and
actresses are indexed by responsibility and are included in the
general index. The book also provides a list of 109 documentary
films available for public viewing.
|
You may like...
Reflexology
Vincent Perez
Poster
R241
Discovery Miles 2 410
|