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This chapter offers an introduction to the book and is specifically recommended for all readers intending to do the practical exercises it contains. It also provides readers with all the information they require to make the most of the book’s contents. In this chapter, we explain the aim, structure and intended audience for this book. We also give the readers a few tips and guidelines a…
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- 9783030909987
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Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion
Seed diversity is crucial to the sustainability of food and agricultural systems. Yet as Michel Pimbert’s survey of the global ‘state of seeds’ reveals, both wild and domesticated varieties are disappearing under an onslaught of human-driven pressures. Planetary crises—the sixth great extinction and climate change—constitute one. Industrialized agriculture is another: just three …
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- 9783030894054
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- XIX, 199
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Future Intelligence : The World in 2050 - Enabling Governments, Innovators, a…
The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the technological promise has taken off with automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnologies increasingly becoming an economic reality. Th…
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- 9783031363825
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- XXII, 241 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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How to Build a Modern Tontine : Algorithms, Scripts and Tips
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …
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- 9783031009280
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- XXI, 156 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Digital Entrepreneurship : Impact on Business and Society
This open access book explores the global challenges and experiences related to digital entrepreneurial activities, using carefully selected examples from leading companies and economies that shape world business today and tomorrow. Digital entrepreneurship and the companies steering it have an enormous global impact; they promise to transform the business world and change the way we communicat…
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- 9783030539146
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- XXIV, 327hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Purpose-driven Organizations : Management Ideas for a Better World
A higher purpose is not simply about profit. Symbolising the motivations of our actions and efforts, it reflects something much more aspirational and contributes to our global society. This open access book offers novel solutions to ensure employees support a wider organizational meaning whilst guaranteeing that the company benefits from the employee’s individual sense of purpose. Advocat…
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- 9783030176747
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- XXI, 138 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Emotions in Korean Philosophy and Religion : Confucian, Comparative, and Cont…
This pioneering book presents thirteen articles on the fascinating topic of emotions (jeong 情) in Korean philosophy and religion. Its introductory chapter comprehensively provides a textual, philosophical, ethical, and religious background on this topic in terms of emotions West and East, emotions in the Chinese and Buddhist traditions, and Korean perspectives. Chapters 2 to 5 of part I discu…
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- 9783030947477
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- XXXIII, 373 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Built on Value: The Huawei Philosophy of Finance Management
This book presents the concept of value as the central component to success and longevity of the global ICT industry player, Huawei. It provides examples of how Huawei focuses on customers to pursue sustainable and profitable growth rather than focusing on capital market valuation which is a familiar scenario among Western companies. It is the business departments that are the creators of valu…
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- 9789811375071
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- XXXVI, 456 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Software Business: 14th International Conference, ICSOB 2023, Lahti, Finland,…
This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Business, ICSOB 2023, which was held in Lahti, Finland, during November 27–29, 2023. The special theme of ICSOB 2023 was Digital Agility: Mastering Change in Software Business and Digital Services. The 27 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and…
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- 9783031532276
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Process Mining Handbook
This is an open access book. This book comprises all the single courses given as part of the First Summer School on Process Mining, PMSS 2022, which was held in Aachen, Germany, during July 4-8, 2022. This volume contains 17 chapters organized into the following topical sections: Introduction; process discovery; conformance checking; data preprocessing; process enhancement and monitoring; …
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- 978-3-031-08848-3
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