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The growing importance of projects in organizations, combined with
difficulties in their implementation, is accompanied by the need
for professional knowledge in the field of project management. It
results from the complexity of project management problems and the
difficulty of knowledge that must be applied. However, surprisingly
little is known about this topic, especially in the context of
European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Project
Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A European
Perspective attempts to fill this specific research gap. The book
analyses the process of managing projects being implemented by
small and medium-sized firms in Europe, identifies organizational
processes, and verifies which elements of this processes require
improvement. It concentrates on issues around the multifaceted
characteristics of project management, with particular emphasis on
the process of managing European small and medium enterprises The
book is the result of many years of empirical research and consists
of two main parts: A systematization of concepts, terminology, and
thus knowledge in the field of project management, with particular
emphasis on the phases of planning, organizing, as well as leading
and controlling in the project, as well as small and medium-sized
enterprises, with particular emphasis on their specificity and role
in the modern European economy Verification and development of such
model procedures in the management of projects so that the SME
enterprises’ functioning will be efficient and effective. There
is a close relationship between the two parts. The theoretical part
is the foundation on which practical considerations are later
carried out. Integrating theoretical and practical issues, the book
introduces new content to the literature and has the practical
value of indicating how to manage projects in small and
medium-sized enterprises in the EU. It also examines the
decision-making processes related to project management in these
organizations.
Unique selling point:* Focuses on the relationship between
organizational culture and change effectiveness with a focus on
communication systemsCore audience:* Intended for IT and business
management professionals Place in the market:* Will go alongside
the main author's other books to give a full picture of IT systems
being utilised within business management
This book highlights the essence of information technology in the
modern digital world in relation to improvements and threats to
organisations and e-business in the era of the digital economy.
Rapid IT development has created modern business proposals such as
digital and virtual currencies, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending,
mobile banking, online investing and new payment systems. This
allows organisations and firms to increase competitiveness by using
financial products and services, thus increasing their value.
Information technology users receive significant timesaving and a
choice of investment options. At the same time, there is a new
challenge for regulators who must monitor how this or that
technology affects the financial sector. The authors have collected
and systematised information on the models of using information
technology in e-business as well as issues of applying information
technology in smart organisations and public institutions. The book
addresses the issues of risk management in organizations and the
problems of personal and social risks resulting from the use of
information technology. In addition, the book presents a review of
e-commerce sectors and models as well as e-commerce tools,
international payment systems and modern money systems. Risks,
threats and security rules for using banking services, e-commerce
and payment systems are reviewed and systematised.
Offers a balanced blend of theory and practice of development
economics for renewable energy implementation. Presents a case
study of how Poland is working toward their energy transition, and
provides other examples and recent statistical data from other
European Union countries. Analyzes the legal and systemic
conditions supporting the development of renewable energy systems
and offers direction on the potential for the green development of
the civic energy sector.
The International Conference on Communications, Management, and
Information Technology (ICCMIT'16) provides a discussion forum for
scientists, engineers, educators and students about the latest
discoveries and realizations in the foundations, theory, models and
applications of systems inspired on nature, using computational
intelligence methodologies, as well as in emerging areas related to
the three tracks of the conference: Communication Engineering,
Knowledge, and Information Technology. The best 25 papers to be
included in the book will be carefully reviewed and selected from
numerous submissions, then revised and expanded to provide deeper
insight into trends shaping future ICT.
This book presents a new approach to the issue of project
management, showing how it can be approached through the lens of
sustainability. The nature of sustainable project management is not
only to achieve economic goals, but also environmental and social
ones. Considering project management from the perspective of
sustainability is very important because sustainable development
cannot keep up with the pace and scale of accumulation of
ecological and social problems. The natural potential of the Earth
is quickly running low. The global equilibrium between the
Earth’s ecosystems, which have developed for millions of years,
and the human world of production and consumption, becomes
disrupted. The focus is on a functional approach to the subject,
allowing management and business to implement the methodology
discussed. Topics discussed include sustainable planning,
sustainable organizing, sustainable leading and sustainable
controlling. The authors use their combined experience in the area
to inform their novel approach. The book will be especially useful
for people who are project managers, members of project teams and
other project stakeholders. It may also be a useful reference for
scientists and students studying the fields of management, IT and
business.
The International Conference on Communications, Management, and
Information Technology (ICCMIT'16) provides a discussion forum for
scientists, engineers, educators and students about the latest
discoveries and realizations in the foundations, theory, models and
applications of systems inspired on nature, using computational
intelligence methodologies, as well as in emerging areas related to
the three tracks of the conference: Communication Engineering,
Knowledge, and Information Technology. The best 25 papers to be
included in the book will be carefully reviewed and selected from
numerous submissions, then revised and expanded to provide deeper
insight into trends shaping future ICT.
No enterprise today is proud of being unchanged. Stability is
understood more as a sign of stagnation than reliability, and
enterprises that do not change and do not evolve are commonly
regarded as fossilized. Increasing globalization processes often
force today's enterprises to make organizational changes, but the
effectiveness of these processes relies on its organizational
culture. This book argues that the problem behind organizational
culture is its multilevel structure, including the visible and
hidden levels. It addresses difficult questions, such as: Is it
better to make thorough, but more painful changes, or to gradually
introduce small improvements? It also demonstrates that
organizational culture is not a fixed phenomenon: its shaping takes
place in stages, and it is essential to take such stages into
account in the process of implementing the strategy of an
enterprise. Providing a comprehensive insight into "organizational
culture" and its relationship to change, this book will be
essential reading for professionals involved in business management
and IT management throughout the world. Its analyses and
suggestions will allow for improved organizational culture and
change management in business environments.
This book presents a new approach to the issue of project
management, showing how it can be approached through the lens of
sustainability. The nature of sustainable project management is not
only to achieve economic goals, but also environmental and social
ones. Considering project management from the perspective of
sustainability is very important because sustainable development
cannot keep up with the pace and scale of accumulation of
ecological and social problems. The natural potential of the Earth
is quickly running low. The global equilibrium between the Earth's
ecosystems, which have developed for millions of years, and the
human world of production and consumption, becomes disrupted. The
focus is on a functional approach to the subject, allowing
management and business to implement the methodology discussed.
Topics discussed include sustainable planning, sustainable
organizing, sustainable leading and sustainable controlling. The
authors use their combined experience in the area to inform their
novel approach. The book will be especially useful for people who
are project managers, members of project teams and other project
stakeholders. It may also be a useful reference for scientists and
students studying the fields of management, IT and business.
Anna Brzozowska-Krajka's Ethnoculture in the Diaspora: Between
Regionalism and Americanisation is a pioneering monograph in Polish
and American cultural studies. It deals with various aspects of the
functioning of Polish immigrants' folk culture in the context of
American multiculturalism. This monograph is based on its author's
many years of research into the culture of Polish immigrants in the
United States, mainly in the areas of metropolitan Chicago and on
the East Coast. It defines the significance of the local (regional)
cultures of the immigrants' country of origin for shaping their
cultural identity under the conditions of diaspora. It indicates
various degrees of identification with and distance from the source
culture (of the country of origin). The monograph presents,
interprets, and theorizes various forms of cultural expression of
the Tatra highlander ethnic subgroup (Gorals) within American
Polonia, of the private and public face of its ethnicity. They
include musical, song, and dance folklore, folk rituals (of the
liturgical year, family rituals), folk art, folk costume, regional
architecture, and ethno-marketing. Ethnoculture in the Diaspora is
an essential work for the increasingly important field of
folkloristic investigations of diasporic cultures that draw on the
application of methods from the anthropology of culture and
cultural studies. The study also has diagnostic value in the
context of the explosion of ethnicity in the U.S. since the 1960s.
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