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Why? - Because You Get Paid to Smile and Serve (Hardcover): Martha Humler Why? - Because You Get Paid to Smile and Serve (Hardcover)
Martha Humler
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Big Four and the Development of the Accounting Profession in China (Hardcover, New): Paul Gillis The Big Four and the Development of the Accounting Profession in China (Hardcover, New)
Paul Gillis
R4,795 Discovery Miles 47 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Drawing upon established academic theory, the study argues that the Big Four, as part of a globalizing transnational capital class, has dominated indigenous firms by bringing to China an ideology that came to be accepted as normative. By winning this battle of ideology, the Big Four gained access to the coercive power of the State, and to the power of transnational institutions that have subsumed part of the power of the State. Indigenous firms have pursued a counter-hegemonic strategy of undermining the ideological superiority of the Big Four through the infiltration and modification of institutional arrangements following what the academic literature calls "the long march through the institutions.

Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism (Hardcover): Claudia Ribeiro De Almeida, Alfred Quintano, Moises... Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism (Hardcover)
Claudia Ribeiro De Almeida, Alfred Quintano, Moises Simancas, Raquel Huete, Zelia Breda
R8,378 Discovery Miles 83 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, the increasing number of tourists traveling to specific urban and resort destinations has caused challenges for the effective management of tourism in these areas, with a resulting negative impact on towns, cities, and host communities. Such issues have included placing undue pressure on infrastructure; destruction of the physical, economic, and socio-cultural environment; and affecting the quality of residents' daily lives by impacting their mobility and, in some cases, the price and rent of resident accommodation, goods, and services. To achieve a certain level of balance between the interests of local residents and visitors, new regulatory measures and legislation in high tourism areas must be discussed. Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Responses to Overtourism is a collection of innovative research on best practices and legislation solutions for the management of tourism destinations suffering from overtourism, tourismophobia, or antitourism movement issues. While highlighting topics including overcrowding, social displacement, and tourism management, this book is ideally designed for local government officials, policymakers, lawmakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, industry professionals, travel agencies, hotels, academicians, and students seeking current innovative empirical research on destination-management practices and application techniques.

The Palgrave Handbook of FinTech and Blockchain (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Maurizio Pompella, Roman Matousek The Palgrave Handbook of FinTech and Blockchain (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Maurizio Pompella, Roman Matousek
R6,422 Discovery Miles 64 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Financial services technology and its effect on the field of finance and banking has been of major importance within the last few years. The spread of these so-called disruptive technologies, including Blockchain, has radically changed financial markets and transformed the operation of the industry as a whole. This is the first multidisciplinary handbook of FinTech and Blockchain covering finance, economics, and legal aspects globally. With comprehensive coverage of the current landscape of financial technology alongside a forward-looking approach, the chapters are devoted to the spread of structured finance, ICT, distributed ledger technology (DLT), cybersecurity, data protection, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrencies. Given an unprecedented 2020, the contributions also address the consequences of the current emergency, and the pandemic stroke, which is revolutionizing social and economic paradigms and heavily affecting Fintech, Blockchain, and the banking sector as well, and would be of particular interest to finance academics and researchers alongside banking and financial services professionals.

Services Marketing Cases in Emerging Markets - An Asian Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Sanjit Kumar Roy, Dilip S.... Services Marketing Cases in Emerging Markets - An Asian Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Sanjit Kumar Roy, Dilip S. Mutum, Bang Nguyen
R2,465 Discovery Miles 24 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This casebook provides students and academics in business management and marketing with a collection of case studies on services marketing and service operations in emerging economies. It explores current issues and practices in Asia, across different areas, countries, commercial and non-commercial sectors. This book is important and timely in providing a framework for instructors, researchers, and students to understand the service dynamics occurring in these countries. It serves as an invaluable resource for marketing and business management students requiring insights into the operationalization of services across different geographical areas in Asia. Students will find it interesting to compare and contrast different markets covering important aspects related to services.

Free Stylin' - How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry (Hardcover): Elena Romero Free Stylin' - How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry (Hardcover)
Elena Romero
R1,973 Discovery Miles 19 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book sources interviews with scholars, urban designers, music experts, financial analysts, retailers, and hip hop celebrities to chronicle the compelling story of how hip hop transformed the fashion world and exploded into a $3 billion clothing industry. For years, designers and manufacturers took cues from the streets to enhance their clothing lines, but before the 1980s the urban consumer was never recognized as a viable demographic. In a push to appeal to young customers, the fashion industry began hiring and backing talented African American designers and entrepreneurs. This seemingly unconventional union made business sense: seasoned fashion executives brought proven track records, while aspiring designers provided street credibility and a fresh perspective on design. The end result: a multi-billion dollar industry. This book traces the fascinating unfolding of hip hop fashion from its roots to the present day. It explores how hip hop transitioned from "the hood" to the runway; how race, ethnicity, and culture played into commercialism; how celebrities impacted the fashion industry; and what ultimately led major department stores to jump on the urban bandwagon. Utilizing the author's journalistic lens and based upon interviews with urban fashion designers, entrepreneurs, fashion veterans, trend forecasters, and hip hop celebrities, each chapter is akin to an oral history that provides not just facts but also invaluable analysis and historical perspective. A foreword by Daymond John, cofounder of FUBU, star of ABC's The Shark Tank, and author of The Display of Power and The Brand Within A chronology of 20th-century fashion styles as well as urban fashion from the late 1970s to present Many photographs of pioneering urban designers, hip hop fashion trends, hip hop celebrities, and more A multicultural bibliography containing significant materials from the fields of history, music, culture, and fashion

Fashioning Fat - Inside Plus-Size Modeling (Hardcover): Amanda M. Czerniawski Fashioning Fat - Inside Plus-Size Modeling (Hardcover)
Amanda M. Czerniawski
R3,093 Discovery Miles 30 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For two and a half years, Amanda Czerniawski was a sociologist turned plus-size model. Journeying into a world where, as a size 10, she was not considered an average body type, but rather, for the fashion industry, "plus-sized," Czerniawski studied the standards of work and image production in the plus-sized model industry. Fashioning Fat takes us through a model's day-to-day activities, first at open calls at modeling agencies and then through the fashion shows and photo shoots. Czerniawski also interviewed 35 plus-size models about their lives in the world of fashion, bringing to life the strange contradictions of being an object of non-idealized beauty. Fashioning Fat shows us that the mission of many of these models is to challenge our standards of beauty that privilege the thin body; they show us that fat can be sexy. Many plus-size models do often succeed in overcoming years of self-loathing and shame over their bodies, yet, as Czerniawski shows, these women are not the ones in charge of beauty's construction or dissemination. At the corporate level, the fashion industry perpetuates their objectification. Plus-size models must conform to an image created by fashion's tastemakers, as their bodies must fit within narrowly defined parameters of size and shape--an experience not too different from that of straight-sized models. Ultimately, plus-size models find that they are still molding their bodies to fit an image instead of molding an image of beauty to fit their bodies. A much-needed behind-the-scenes look at this growing industry, Fashioning Fat is a fascinating, unique, and important contribution to our understanding of beauty.

Effective Physical Security (Paperback, 4th edition): Lawrence Fennelly Effective Physical Security (Paperback, 4th edition)
Lawrence Fennelly
R1,396 Discovery Miles 13 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Effective Physical Security, " Fourth Edition is a best-practices compendium that details the essential elements to physical security protection. The book contains completely updated sections that have been carefully selected from the authors work that set the standard: "Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, " Fifth Edition.

Designed for easy reference, "Effective Physical Security" contains important coverage of environmental design, security surveys, locks, lighting, and CCTV as well as new chapters covering the latest in the ISO standards for Risk Assessmentand Risk Management, physical security planning, network systems infrastructure, and environmental design. This new edition continues to serve as a valuable reference for experienced security practitioners as well as students in undergraduate and graduate security programs.
Required reading for the ASIS Physical Security Professional Certification (PSP) and recommended reading for the CPP certification Provides detailed coverage of Physical Security in an easily accessible reference format with content divided into three major parts: Design, Equipment, and Operations Each chapter is written by a recognized expert security specialist "

Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports, VOL 1 (Hardcover):... Research Anthology on Business Strategies, Health Factors, and Ethical Implications in Sports and eSports, VOL 1 (Hardcover)
Information Reso Management Association
R8,861 Discovery Miles 88 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tourism Management and Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Goran Karanovic, Persefoni Polychronidou, Anastasios... Tourism Management and Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Goran Karanovic, Persefoni Polychronidou, Anastasios Karasavvoglou, Helga Maskarin Ribaric
R4,233 Discovery Miles 42 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book investigates the various ties between tourism development and sustainability, revealing forces of change and current trends in tourism management performance in countries of Central and Southeast Europe. The contributions explore how the tourism industry is responding to numerous related challenges while managing risks with the aim of enhancing tourism management performance. In addition, it offers insights into the interconnections between tourism and other industries. In brief, the book offers an innovative, quantitative and qualitative scientific approach to the topic, along with conclusions and concrete policy recommendations.

First birthday guest book (Hardcover) - Birthday guest book, first birthday book, party and birthday celebrations decor, memory... First birthday guest book (Hardcover) - Birthday guest book, first birthday book, party and birthday celebrations decor, memory book, 1st birthday, happy birthday guest book, celebration message log book, celebration guestbook, celebration parties, message log keepsake (Hardcover)
Lulu and Bell
R532 Discovery Miles 5 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
British and American Manufacturing Productivity - A Comparison and Interpretation (Hardcover, New edition): Marvin Frankel British and American Manufacturing Productivity - A Comparison and Interpretation (Hardcover, New edition)
Marvin Frankel
R2,201 Discovery Miles 22 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study is a comparison of postwar productivity data for 34 British and American manufacturing industries. It examines statistical relationships between observed productivity differences and other variables, interpreting the relative influence of these factors on productivity.

Cruise Tourism and Society - A Socio-economic Perspective (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Alexis Papathanassis, Tihomir Lukovic, Michael... Cruise Tourism and Society - A Socio-economic Perspective (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Alexis Papathanassis, Tihomir Lukovic, Michael Vogel
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The growth and increased popularity of cruises is accompanied by a number of sustainability issues concerning the environment, the port economies and societies; on board and at shore. The sustainability imperative ultimately leads to operational, economical as well as image-related challenges for the sector's decision-makers and stakeholders. This collection of peer-reviewed papers, presented during the 3rd International Cruise Conference (Dubrovnik, Croatia), seeks to address those issues and contribute to their management in the mid-term."

The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia (Hardcover): Julie Willett The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
Julie Willett
R3,072 Discovery Miles 30 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first encyclopedia to focus exclusively on the many aspects of the American beauty industry, covering both its diverse origins and its global reach. The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia is the first compilation to focus exclusively on this pervasive business, covering both its diverse origins and global reach. More than 100 entries were chosen specifically to illuminate the most iconic aspects of the industry's past and present, exploring the meaning of beauty practices and products, often while making analytical use of categories such as gender, race, sexuality, and stages of the lifecycle. Focusing primarily on the late-19th and 20th-century American beauty industry—an era of unprecedented expansion—the encyclopedia covers ancient practices and the latest trends and provides a historical examination of institutions, entrepreneurs, styles, and technological innovations. It covers, for example, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, as well as how Asian women today are having muscle fiber removed from their calves to create a more "Western" look. Entries also explore how the industry reflects social movements and concerns that are inextricably bound to religion, feminism, the health and safety of consumers and workers, the treatment of animals, and environmental sustainability.

Resorts and Ports - European Seaside Towns since 1700 (Paperback, New): Peter Borsay, John K Walton Resorts and Ports - European Seaside Towns since 1700 (Paperback, New)
Peter Borsay, John K Walton
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Histories of seaports and coastal resorts have usually been kept in separate compartments. This book brings them together and looks at how resort development affected historic ports during the rise and development of the seaside holiday in Europe from the 18th century to the 20th, and what the attributes of ports (fishing, harbour crafts, the whiff of the exotic, fishermen's homes and families) contributed to the attractions of resorts. Case-studies drawn from across Europe, from Wales and the Netherlands to Norway, Latvia and Spain, bring original perspectives to bear on these histories and relationships, and consider their influence on seaside heritage and regeneration at a time when coastal settlements are increasingly using their past to secure their future. The book will interest academics in tourism studies, history, geography and cultural studies, as well as provide essential information and analysis for policy-makers in coastal regeneration.

Winning Meetings and Events for your Venue (Hardcover): Rob Davidson, Anthony Hyde Winning Meetings and Events for your Venue (Hardcover)
Rob Davidson, Anthony Hyde
R3,189 Discovery Miles 31 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Meetings and events are a major source of revenue for the venues that host them. But competition to win meetings and events is growing fast as new venues, large and small, are opening up all over the world and existing venues are expanding, refurbishing and modernizing their offer in order to increase their share of this lucrative market. However, in properties ranging from conference centres and hotels to universities and unusual venues such as museums and tourist attractions, busy sales and marketing staff often struggle to keep up to date with the many tools and techniques that can help them bring business to their meeting rooms. New staff in particular often feel the need for a structured, comprehensive guide to sources of business for their venue as well as detailed instruction on the most effective ways of winning meetings and events to fill their meetings spaces and create loyal customers. Winning Meetings and Events for Your Venue is the solution to these issues. It provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the wide range of techniques required by sales and marketing staff to effectively win meetings and events business for their venue. An easy-to read manual setting out the most useful and relevant techniques in a coherent and logical manner, it includes: * Guidance on key tools and techniques from traditional face-to-face selling and negotiating skills and the use of social media to site inspections and exhibiting at trade shows. * Case studies of transferable best practice in this field, drawn from a wide range of venues of all sizes in the UK and overseas. * Advice from experienced sales and marketing venue managers, demonstrating original ideas that really work - and explaining why they work. * Checklists at the end of each chapter summarizing key points and also a short quiz for the reader, to check their level of understanding of the chapter's content. Rob Davidson is a Senior Lecturer at University of Greenwich Business School. He is a respected academic in the meetings and events field, and the accomplished author of seven books and a great many reports on trends and developments in the global meetings industry. He has experience of training venue sales and marketing staff both in the UK and overseas. Indeed, it was his experience of running these training courses that led to the realization that there was a vast untapped market for a manual on this subject. Anthony Hyde is the General Manager - Business Events at the highly-successful Barbican venue in the City of London. He is responsible for the commercial sales, marketing and PR, event management and technical production for conferences, banqueting, exhibitions and corporate hospitality. He has 15 years' experience in meetings and events sales within multi-purpose venues, and is widely recognized in the UK and beyond for his work with MPI - Meetings Professionals International, one of the principal global professional associations for the meetings industry. He was UK President of MPI's UK and Ireland Chapter during 2009/10.

An Absence of Competition - The Sustained Competitive Advantage of the Monopoly Sports Leagues (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Neil... An Absence of Competition - The Sustained Competitive Advantage of the Monopoly Sports Leagues (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Neil Longley
R2,845 R2,019 Discovery Miles 20 190 Save R826 (29%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to analyzing the nature of 'competition' and 'competitive advantage' within the U.S. pro sport industry. By many measures, the four major pro sports leagues in the U.S. - the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Baseball (MLB) - are now some of the most successful business entities in the country. While these established leagues have generally been highly profitable throughout their respective existences, the past two decades have been particularly lucrative, with franchise values in all four leagues growing rapidly, and at levels well beyond market rates of return. Within this context, the book seeks to explore the nature of the competitive advantage that these leagues apparently possess. The purpose is to identify not only how these leagues have been able to get to where they are today, but also to examine the competitive threats and opportunities that these leagues face as they move forward. A key contribution of the book is that it analyzes these issues from a multi-disciplinary approach including a traditional economics perspective, public policy and public choice theory and strategic management, to provide a parallel explanation for the success of each of the four major leagues. It argues that no single conceptual approach can, in itself, adequately explain the full richness of the issue. Its stresses that these various approaches should generally be viewed as complements, rather than as being mutually exclusive, and that a full understanding of the issue requires one to adopt a multi-disciplinary perspective, making it of interest to scholars in strategic management, sport management, and economics. It can serve as an effective teaching tool in both graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses for students in these fields, and is particularly useful for faculties seeking to emphasize to their students the importance of a multi-disciplinary, integrative, approach when analyzing business and management issues. The book may also be of interest to leaders within the sport industry itself, and will help to provide insight and perspective as leagues seek to enhance their competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Advancing the Service Sector with Evolving Technologies - Techniques and Principles (Hardcover): John Wang Advancing the Service Sector with Evolving Technologies - Techniques and Principles (Hardcover)
John Wang
R5,114 Discovery Miles 51 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Measuring progress in the service sector is closely linked to the ability to develop and implement information systems. As the service sector continues to grow, it is important to investigate what drives the production of intangible goods and overall economic health. Advancing the Service Sector with Evolving Technologies: Techniques and Principles provides a forum for practitioners and researchers to discuss the application of information systems to service creation, modeling, and evolution. Covering foundational concepts and innovations in service management, service-oriented computing, strategic information systems, and Web services, this collection of research aims to shape future research and promote further growth of the service sector.

Spanish Translated Milady Standard Makeup (Paperback, New edition): Milady Spanish Translated Milady Standard Makeup (Paperback, New edition)
Milady
R1,646 R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Save R136 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For decades, Milady has been known as the premier source for beauty and wellness education. Now we have taken that reputation one step further with the brand-new Milady Standard Makeup. This cutting-edge addition to the Milady Standard offerings is aimed at anyone and everyone with a passion and desire for becoming a makeup artist or working in the world of makeup. Milady Standard Makeup is a full-color text, packed with more than 800 photos and illustrations, covering everything from anatomy and physiology to color theory, product types and tools. Step-by-step procedures lead the reader through various looks including bridal, prom, and high-fashion applications. Readers will also learn how to create natural looks and deal with particular skin types such as mature and acne-prone skin. Milady Standard Makeup is destined to establish itself as the foundational textbook in its field, essential for every makeup artist with an eye towards success in this rapidly expanding and dynamic industry.

Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Finance - Financial Products and Financial Institutions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Mario La... Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Finance - Financial Products and Financial Institutions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Mario La Torre, Helen Chiappini
R4,583 Discovery Miles 45 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book sheds light on current issues in sustainable finance through an in-depth analysis and discussion of relevant sustainable products and sustainable initiatives of several financial institutions. This edited collection critically presents and discusses several relevant theoretical issues, case studies of innovative financial products and sustainable institutions, as well as empirically investigates issues related to both financial and social performance. The book focuses on several innovative products across the sustainable finance ecosystem, including social impact bonds, crowdfunding and green bonds. Similarly, the book spotlights the sustainable investment strategies of institutions ranging from family foundations to asset managers.

Making the World Safe for Tourism (Hardcover, New): Patricia Goldstone Making the World Safe for Tourism (Hardcover, New)
Patricia Goldstone
R2,155 Discovery Miles 21 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over the past hundred years, tourism has evolved into the world's biggest business, and few countries today question the common wisdom that the road to economic development is paved with tourist dollars. Yet questions should be raised, Patricia Goldstone argues in this path-breaking book on the social and political impacts of tourism. She examines for the first time the close connections between business and politics as government and industry leaders work together to reengineer political trouble spots into tourist destinations in places like Ireland, Turkey, and Cuba. She also probes the impact of tourism on diverse cultures.

In a keenly perceptive account of the history of tourism in the twentieth century, the book tells how and why tourism aligned itself with political power, how it became embedded within such nontourist institutions as the World Bank, and how since World War II it has become an instrument of international development policy. In detailed case studies that are also compelling travel narratives, Goldstone documents the effects of tourism on local people, including its tendency to lead governments toward greater social repression. She offers fascinating insights into the ironies of modern tourism -- how, for example, it can insulate tourists from the very things they seek to encounter, and how, despite its preservational efforts, tourism can affect a culture in complex, sometimes troubling, ways.

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Manufacturing and Services Sectors (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Paulina Golinska- Dawson,... Corporate Social Responsibility in the Manufacturing and Services Sectors (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Paulina Golinska- Dawson, Malgorzata Spychala
R2,902 Discovery Miles 29 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important element in creating competitive advantages for enterprises in different sectors. The authors guide readers through the different cases studies in order to present the benchmarking of international standards and CSR initiatives, as well as CSR performance evaluation practices. This book aims to identify current problems that can arise during CSR implementation in manufacturing and services companies. Moreover some best practice examples suitable for the introduction of CSR in the small and medium size companies will be described. The authors show how different stakeholders can benefit from sustainable resource management and pro-social behaviors. This book will be a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners who want to deepen their knowledge of CSR. This scientific monograph has been doubled blind reviewed.

Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era - Sixth International IACuDiT Conference, Athens 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era - Sixth International IACuDiT Conference, Athens 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Vicky Katsoni, Thanasis Spyriadis
R6,461 Discovery Miles 64 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores a wide range of emerging cultural, heritage, and other tourism issues that will shape the future of hospitality and tourism research and practice in the digital and innovation era. It offers stimulating new perspectives in the fields of tourism, travel, hospitality, culture and heritage, leisure, and sports within the context of a knowledge society and smart economy. A central theme is the need to adopt a more holistic approach to tourism development that is aligned with principles of sustainability; at the same time, the book critically reassesses the common emphasis on innovation as a tool for growth-led and market-oriented development. In turn, fresh approaches to innovation practices underpinned by ethics and sustainability are encouraged, and opportunities for the exploration of new research avenues and projects on innovation in tourism are highlighted. Based on the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT) and edited in collaboration with IACuDiT, the book will appeal to a broad readership encompassing academia, industry, government, and other organizations.

Access to Bank Credit and SME Financing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Stefania Rossi Access to Bank Credit and SME Financing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Stefania Rossi
R4,984 Discovery Miles 49 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how the global financial and European sovereign debt crises have forced small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to reassess and adapt their funding strategies. At the heart of the matter is the worsening access to bank credit for such enterprises. Through this discussion we learn how crucial an understanding of SME-financing is to policy makers, in light of the fact that SMEs dominate the business landscape in Europe and are the main drivers of employment, growth and innovation in the European economy. Contributing chapters present expert analysis and investigate many topics including the problems faced by SMEs in accessing bank credit and the cost of funding and its determinants. Particular attention is also given to how credit-constrained enterprises may reformulate their funding strategies by employing alternative, non-bank, financial resources, and how regulators could support SMEs in broadening and improving their funding opportunities.

First birthday guest book (Hardcover) - Birthday guest book, first birthday book, party and birthday celebrations decor, memory... First birthday guest book (Hardcover) - Birthday guest book, first birthday book, party and birthday celebrations decor, memory book, 1st birthday, happy birthday guest book, celebration message log book, celebration guestbook, celebration parties, message log keepsake (Hardcover)
Lulu and Bell
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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