Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development
Innovation is not limited to technological advancements and encompasses novel approaches to problem-solving, processes, organizational practices, or business model innovations. Entrepreneurship is based on purposeful and systematic innovation. It included not only independent business people but also company directors and managers who actually carry out innovative functions. The book innovation and entrepreneurship development cover the basic concepts of being an entrepreneur and establishing an entrepreneur venture. The objective of the manuscript is to make students understand the nature of entrepreneurship, and change energy for students to take unexplored career paths.
Application of process improvement
The application of a process management procedure is presented in the company Agricultural Implements "El Tim籀n", located in the municipality of Tempoal, Veracruz, Mexico, who through distributors such as New Holland, John Deere and Massey Ferguson position the products to the end customer (agricultural and livestock companies). Work is carried out on the selection of processes for improvement based on their definition and representation on a map. The representation, diagnosis and improvement of the selected production process is proposed through the "Diana" process, its respective process sheet, As-Is diagram and indicators. Finally, the main actions to be taken to improve the production process are proposed.
Labor Induction
A research was carried out in 5-star hotels in the city of Santiago, in order to know how the labor induction, orientation process for newly incorporated workers, is seen from the perspective of management and workers. The research is descriptive, using a mixed approach and convenience sampling, interviewing management and applying a questionnaire to workers. The results indicate that induction is considered important, it is done in a short period of time during the initial performance of the worker and is in charge of the human resources department and the immediate supervisor. Those who received induction obtained better work performance and belonging to the organization, in agreement with management's perspective. In two hotels, 40% of their workers said that they had not received an induction.In conclusion, induction improves productivity and aligns workers' performance with business strategies.
Co-creation to Accelerate SDG with ESG/ IEP/ i5
Through collaborative projects with Dr. Shirley Yeung, such as Inspiring Girls HK, HopeNFT, SDG X Green Fundraising Project, NFT Investment and Venture, I have revisited the use of visuals that resonate with girls' interests and experiences through a co-creation approach. This book delves into chapters on co-creation with entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to accelerate SDGs, such as the COP28 Project "Restore the Nature with Innovations," which I have had the opportunity to witness virtually. I am deeply inspired by Dr. Yeung to establish a sustainable lifestyle aligned with the SDGs, characterised by self-management, a focus on passion-driven action, and a commitment to serving the community through responsible business.Lucie PetitFounder, HK MODEL CAMP
Transfer of Training Before, During, and After
It was the conclusion of the study that in addition to trainee characteristics and contextual factors, productive networking among trainees before, during and after training was a critical factor in the successful transfer of training in the studied organizations. Therefore, introducing productive networking as a fourth determinant of transfer of training in addition to knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
Globalisation of the accountant and transformational leadership
The theme developed focuses on the globalisation of the accountant and transformational leadership, showing the importance of this and its evolution over the years. To understand the importance of transformational leadership in the field of accounting, we start from the concept of leadership from different authors in different fields and areas, which highlights the entrepreneurial vision and teamwork to make solvent and recognised companies. It also seeks to raise awareness of the public accounting professional who not only performs his or her own work, but also generates warm working environments where everyone cooperates and feels motivated to achieve both personal and group goals.
Corporate Governance
For companies that decline the presence of Good Corporate Governance (GCG), the duality figure limits the control of the board of directors focused on the actions of the company's CEO. This situation generates control inefficiency, limiting the possibility of implementing intervention tools by the CEO. In this sense, being the same person who performs the functions of Chairman of the Board and CEO, the presence of control is diminished, making it impossible to obtain the optimal results required by the shareholders. The CEO-Chairman duality is not optimal when it comes to maximizing shareholder wealth, since in these cases control over the CEO's actions is put at risk. Therefore, control over the CEO's decisions is one of the main responsibilities of the chairman of the board. Consequently, under a duality scenario, the CEO's actions can be influenced, leading to high agency costs (Jensen & Meckling, 1976).
Value creation in products
Currently, the Traceability System shows serious drawbacks in the inventory stages (starting with the sales force, logistics and dispatch). The lack of logistics control makes the company's operations and communication with the different divisions complex, causing bottlenecks in the processes. The need has arisen to optimize the value chain processes through traceability. The implementation of a traceability system in a company is the first step, since it allows tracking throughout the process and in case of a claim, it could be done in an effective and clear way, reaching the source and avoiding the same problem to reappear.
Emotional intelligence
The world is constantly changing and organizations need Human Resources capable of adapting and creating differentiating advantages. The aim of this study is to investigate and establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and a number of variables in the work context of Certified Accountants, including individual performance evaluation (self-perceived performance), work experience and the established working relationship. The research was carried out using a quantitative methodological approach. To this end, a questionnaire survey was carried out using the trait model, more specifically the self-report scale of Schutte et al. (1998). The sample was made up of 142 Certified Accountants aged between 20 and 70. The results show an increase in emotional intelligence proportional to years of experience in the profession, as well as a positive relationship between emotional intelligence (total and factors) and self-perceived performance at work. There appear to be no discrepancies between the emotional intelligence of self-employed workers (entrepreneurs) and employees.
Effects of a Management Model on the honey value chain
The key point of the Management Model for the Sandoval Beekeeping Microenterprise is the Associativity with farmers in the area, in order to improve the value chain of APISAN honey bee honey. The qualitative theoretical methodology proposed by Hern獺ndez Sampieri and Fern獺ndez (2010) was used in the design, starting with a problem and defining in the research design the components of the CANVAS Management Model for the Structuring of the Value Chain. The method used was the diagnosis of the level of intervention of Potential Distributors and Public Institutions that promote the beekeeping activity in Ecuador. The results of the research show the components that influence the purchasing decision of Potential Distributors and the level of government support to the beekeeping activity, and offers a complete guide to implement a Management Model for the beekeeping enterprise with the help of Strategic Partners and the Public Sector.
Costs and Budgets
The different ways to keep a cost control starts with the identification of the elements of cost and then proceed to develop a structure, considering traditional costs and modern costs that are accompanied by technology and systems appropriate to the purposes and objectives of a company, taking into account the different activities in which these are developed.
DIGEST Volume 2
This book is a series of research presented in different national and international forums. This second volume is the result of the activities carried out by the Academic Body of the Faculty, and credit is given to the Autonomous University of Coahuila, an institution of higher education as a recognition to this maximum house of studies in the State of Coahuila. The teachers are authors, editors and designers of this academic production, which will be used to promote and disseminate knowledge.
Production and export of agro-industrial products (Fruit Pulp)
Due to the accelerated life and with little time available, nowadays products that are easy to prepare and with little time of dedication are very popular. Additionally, the consumption of fruit pulp is preferred to normal fruit due to the difficulty of handling and high level of waste of fruits such as: blackberry, soursop and coconut, guava, strawberry, naranjilla, passion fruit, pineapple, pitajaya, among others. The frozen fruit pulp market in Ecuador has been growing in the last five years; however, none of these companies has an established marketing plan and does not promote its product, so it sells what is sold on impulse and does not motivate the purchase. According to the market research conducted, there is a 48.80% of unsatisfied demand within our target market; in other words, there is a great opportunity for growth. The option to grow in sales and make the company more productive and profitable is to allocate an annual value to the marketing budget, plus an additional item for the increase of people as sales force; the results can be seen in the profit and loss statement projected to five years.
Compiling a winning business plan for a church
The book is about components of the winning business plan. Today's business world demands that even churches, NGOs and Faith Based Organisation must be bankable and be based on sound business principles. Unless these structures are founded and operated within the principles of business, they will not survive. For the church to strive and survive the storm, the institutions must be founded on a proper foundation and principles. The church must have a constitution and business plans to expand their growth and development. This book narrates the case of the Fountain Family Bible Church, how this ministry was born and travailed through leaps and bounds. In-spite of the challenges encountered on the way, the Lord has been good.
Organizational Strategy
The purpose of this book is to consolidate knowledge, organized into chapters and sections, facilitating readers' access to and comprehension of the fundamental aspects of Organizational Strategy in a synthetic and precise manner. This endeavor is specifically tailored to address the competitive challenges organizations face due to the globalization of markets. The objective is realized through succinctly presented thematic summaries. The book serves as both a study tool and technical support, fostering sequential and theme-oriented learning guided by key references.
Social balance, management and corporate social responsibility
Holopragmatic methodology for agricultural producers.The social balance sheet, as an organizational management methodology, shows the set of management practices developed by a company, revealing its impact and the management of effects in its value chain. A holopragmatic methodology of social balance for the development of management practices of continuous improvement and social responsibility from agricultural producers, facilitates the realization of a new way of approaching the agricultural activity, with business criteria and management parameters that seek to provide practical solutions to production problems.
Psychological Factors Influencing Women Entrepreneurial Inclination
This book is based on the joint research of Dr. Gopal Thapa and Rojan Shrestha which aims to examine the psychological factors of young management graduates' entrepreneurial inclination. It identifies psychological factors influencing young management women's graduates, such as attitude, subjective norms, extroversion, and aspiration, while also examining how these psychological factors influence women's entrepreneurial inclinations. This study addresses the psychological factors that influence young women management graduates' intentions to operate and start an entrepreneurial venture. This study aims to evaluate the psychological factors of women in Nepal that are to be focused on in the future to encourage and support these young enthusiasts to be entrepreneurs. As entrepreneurship has been a key tool for economic growth and creates platforms for professionalism in women, this study helps to identify the necessary psychological attributes to focus entrepreneurial inclination on women.
Impact of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction
Service quality is one of the major aspects of modern marketing. Customer satisfaction without service quality is almost impossible. Nepalese commercial banks are no exception. Thus, it is praiseworthy to study the impact of service quality on Nepalese commercial banks. NICASIA Bank was selected as a sample bank. NICASIA is one of the popular A-grade commercial banks in Nepal. Customer satisfaction is taken as a dependable variable, and service quality dimensions are taken as independent variables. The study examined the perception of service quality among the customers in Kathmandu Valley and also identified whether the five dimensions of service quality affect customer satisfaction. The study concluded that all five dimensions of service quality are positively correlated to each other and customer satisfaction at the 1 percent significance level.
Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development
Our knowledge of business sustainability has evolved in recent years from corporate environmental management to sustainable entrepreneurship, from exploitation to exploration, and from efficiency to creativity. However, the present trends in sustainability point to the necessity of radical innovation through new enterprises within established organizations or entrepreneurial start-ups. The marketing and funding of these programmes, however, continue to be issues. This fascinating curated book explores how we may combine economic, social, and environmental sustainability to create novel new business models, including both conceptual and actual research.With the help of this book, academics, researchers, and educators will be able to examine businesses whose tactics and goods are intended to provide creative answers to some of the most challenging social issues of the twenty-first century. To balance tackling social and ecological issues with our goals for economic development, a new generation of prosperous companies is actively involved in clean technology, renewable energy, and financially viable product system design and supply chain strategies.
Information Communication Technology in Indian Retail Sector
The global ICT in the Retail market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 66% over the forecast period. The book is about Information Communication Technologies in the Indian Retail Sector with special context to Literature. It consists of conceptual framework from an extensive literature review with respect to growth of retail sector in India. It also consists the combination of technological avenues adopted in retail sector.
Introduction to Financial Management
Financial Management is an essential part of the economic and non-economic activities which leads to decide the efficient procurement and utilization of finance with profitable manner. In the olden days the subject Financial Management was a part of accountancy with the traditional approaches. Now a days it has been enlarged with innovative and multi-dimensional functions in the field of business with the effect of industrialization. Financial Management has become a vital part of the business concern and they are concentrating more in the field of Financial Management. Financial Management also developed as corporate finance, business finance, financial economics, financial mathematics and financial engineering. Understanding the basic concept about the financial management becomes an essential part for the students of economics, commerce and management. This book provides detailed information about the finance and finance related area.
The Ultimate Guide to Sales Training
Best-practices resource for sales training to improve selling team skills and revenue generation for corporate and entrepreneurial leadership. Creative and effective tactics for dealing with objections, increasing questioning skill effectiveness, managing emotional intelligence to deal with rejection and much, much more.
The Sustainability of Operations
Human operations, whether in business, at home, or otherwise, cause a transgression of the boundaries of a safe and just operating space for planet Earth and humankind. Developments in operations that have steadily grown over the long course of history, and which have especially gained momentum since the uptake of fossil fuel powered machines in the recent and on-going industrial revolutions, now threaten to cause irreversible damage to ecosystems and society. The present situation calls for new perspectives and understanding of operations and operations management that enable to change the course of development and for operations to provide sustainable solutions for the planet and humankind. In pursuit of sustainable operations, this book analyses the past, present, and future of operations. It first examines the history of operations while explicitly reflecting on its environmental and social sustainability and on the corresponding development of operations management practices. Chapters 2 and 3 provide corresponding theoretical foundations and start studying the operations on planet Earth prior to the appearance of humankind. Chapters 4 to 9 cover the history of human operations until now, from stone tool manufacturing to lights out manufacturing, and from clay tokens to service robots. Chapter 10 synthesizes extant unsustainable operations and operations management practices and the present 4th industrial revolution. Chapter 11 identifies the transition in operations and operations management needed towards a future safe and just operating space, and how the 4th industrial revolution can contribute to this transition. The book is firstly written for all practitioners, scientists, and students of operations management and operations research. It offers extensive and historical insight into the relationship between operations and sustainability that has not yet appeared in the operations management literature. The final two chapters help the operations community to understand current problems, to find directions towards sustainable operations, and to contribute to the necessary transition. The book may also serve as a valuable resource for policy makers, business strategists, technology managers, and others devoting themselves to creating a sustainable future, as it may build the necessary understanding of the present operations that cause transgressions of the safe and just operating space, and of the transition towards sustainable operations.
How to Survive as a Management Consultant
Principles and criteria for succeeding with Canonical Action Research (CAR) have made it easier to study problems like how to implement Total Quality Management (TQM) in real organisations, where the first requirement of CAR is to get into a position of organisational power. How does one attain power? How should a powerless action researcher manage his interpersonal information flow intelligently? The Management System for Survival (MSS) is based on the idea of gradually developing the necessary and sufficient power as the TQM implementation process develops. The book accounts a five-year study of an academic TQM consultant trying to survive in a public sector organisation.
Knowledge Management
This book is aimed at students and managers who seek detailed insights into contemporary knowledge management. It explains the concepts, theories, and technologies that provide the foundation for knowledge management.
Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing. Edoc 2023 Workshops
This volume constitutes revised selected papers of several workshops, the EDOC Forum and the Demonstrations and Doctoral Consortium track, which were held in conjunction with the 27th International Conference on Enterprise Design, Operations, and Computing, EDOC 2023, in Groningen, The Netherlands, during October 30-November 3, 2023. The 18 revised full papers and 7 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They stem from the following satellite events: - Workshop on Intelligent Digital Architecture, Methods, and Services for Industry 4.0 and Society 5.0 (IDAMS)- Workshop on Empirical Methodologies for Research in Enterprise Architecture and Service-Oriented Computing (iRESEARCH)- Workshop on the Modelling and Implementation of Digital Twins for Complex Systems (MIDas4CS)- Workshop on Service-oriented Enterprise Architecture for Enterprise Engineering (SoEA4EE)- EDOC Forum- Demonstrations Track- Doctoral Consortium
Crafting Efficiency in Managerial Costing System Design
This book focuses on an integrated approach in developing a model to guide the design of effective managerial costing systems. While the focus is on the manufacturing industry, information in the book will be useful to other industries as well. To achieve this, the book utilizes the action design research methodology founded within a design science paradigm, which aims to develop pragmatic solutions to an actually experienced business problem or class of business problems. After which, the book then explains the elaborated action design research process, which is a researcher-practitioner approach to designing pragmatic, industry-experienced problems in an academically sound manner.In doing so, the book illustrates how a design process embedded in the engineering field, i.e., design science research, can successfully engineer effective managerial costing systems. The book thus includes both academic researchers and industry practitioners, applying the contextual iterative solution development activities, i.e., (i) problem formulation and refinement, (ii) the solution design, and (iii) verification and validation of the proposed solution. The final (proposed) solution presented in the book is presented in a process model format, including systematic process flow illustrations and developmental guides, which are all supportive in enabling the design of effective managerial costing systems.
Digitized Product Management
The principles of human evolution and change apply to technology as much as they do to our inner and outer worlds. Digitized Product Management examines the masculine milieu of tech innovation through a feminine lens, offering insights gleaned over 25 years. Agathe Daae-Qvale wishes that every one of her consulting clients had read this insight before commencing their work together in digital product and service development. This book represents a subjective overview of the technological dimensions that individuals, businesses, and organizations alike need to pay attention to in order to succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.Each section offers the keys to unlocking the barriers to disruptive innovation, helping to maneuver through the shifting marketplace. It serves as the ultimate guide to reinventing your business through navigating the evolution of use cases and tech distribution. Here you will learn how to become the director of innovation as opposed to reacting to its fast-paced evolution-analyzing the more frequent blind spots encountered when creating something truly new. Choose this book as your companion as you step into the digital future. Don't let your business get left behind in this fast-changing digital world!
The Technological Emergence of AutoML
The Technological Emergence of AutoML presents a comprehensive snapshot of how AutoML has permeated into mainstream use within the early 2020s. This work surveys both their implementation and application in the context of industry. It also defines what a 'performant' AutoML system is - HCI support is valued highly here - and assesses how the current crop of available packages and services lives up to expectations. To do so in a systematic manner, this survey is structured as follows. Section 2 begins by elaborating on the notion of an ML workflow, conceptually framing AutoML in terms of the high-level operations required to develop, deploy and maintain an ML model. Section 3 uses this workflow to support the introduction of industry-related stakeholders and their interests/obligations. These requirements are unified into a comprehensive set of criteria, supported by methods of assessment, that determine whether an AutoML system can be considered performant. Section 4 launches the survey in earnest, assessing the nature and capabilities of existing AutoML technology beginning with an examination of open-source AutoML packages. The section additionally investigates AutoML systems that are designed for specific domains, as well as commercial products. Subsequently, Section 5 assesses where AutoML technology has been used and how it has fared. Academic work focusing on real-world applications is surveyed, as are vendor-based case studies. All key findings and assessments are then synthesized in Section 6, with commentary around how mature AutoML technology is, as well as whether there are obstacles and opportunities for future uptake. Finally, Section 7 provides a concluding overview on the technological emergence of AutoML.
Generative AI Security
This book explores the revolutionary intersection of Generative AI (GenAI) and cybersecurity. It presents a comprehensive guide that intertwines theories and practices, aiming to equip cybersecurity professionals, CISOs, AI researchers, developers, architects and college students with an understanding of GenAI's profound impacts on cybersecurity. The scope of the book ranges from the foundations of GenAI, including underlying principles, advanced architectures, and cutting-edge research, to specific aspects of GenAI security such as data security, model security, application-level security, and the emerging fields of LLMOps and DevSecOps. It explores AI regulations around the globe, ethical considerations, the threat landscape, and privacy preservation. Further, it assesses the transformative potential of GenAI in reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, the ethical implications of using advanced models, and the innovative strategies required to secure GenAI applications. Lastly, the book presents an in-depth analysis of the security challenges and potential solutions specific to GenAI, and a forward-looking view of how it can redefine cybersecurity practices. By addressing these topics, it provides answers to questions on how to secure GenAI applications, as well as vital support with understanding and navigating the complex and ever-evolving regulatory environments, and how to build a resilient GenAI security program. The book offers actionable insights and hands-on resources for anyone engaged in the rapidly evolving world of GenAI and cybersecurity.
Perspectives on Paradata
This open access book examines a rapidly 'datafied' society, reminding us that it is crucial to know what data is about and where it originates. This insight has led to an embryonic stage of new theorizing, empirical research, and the formation of new technologies, standards, practices, and concepts to ensure the availability of adequate 'paradata' - data on the making and processing of data. This edited volume aims to provide a cross-disciplinary overview of perspectives on the concept and phenomenon of paradata and its implications for research and practice.
Tax Resolution Systems
Completely revised and expanded second edition. New for 2016!This comprehensive checklist manual is your key to the gates of tax practice efficiency. Contains complete, step-by-step checklists covering the marketing, selling, and working of tax resolution cases.From daily marketing checklists to specific checklists for obtaining Installment Agreements and other IRS tax debt resolutions, this systems manual drastically short cuts the time it will take you to implement proven, effective procedures into your tax practice.
Politics and Rhetoric of Italian State Steel Privatisation
The globally spreading privatisation wave that occurred in the 1990s deeply changed the structure of economic institutions worldwide. This turmoil overturned not only economic institutions, but shared cultural and societal institutions as well. This book is the result of an investigation into the history of the privatisation of the steel industry in Italy, completed between 1994 and 1995. It explores the history of the Italian steel industry by looking at the interplay of local intertwined interests, political relations, and ideological formations that characterised an idiosyncratic hegemonic historical bloc. Rather than stigmatising this pattern as the legacy of a dysfunctional provincialism, the authors mobilise Gramsci's theory of hegemony to explain how the Italian privatisation process unfolded to accommodate economic pressures, political interests, and ideological constraints of a hegemonic social group, or aggregation of social groups. Thus, in reconstructing the privatisation of Italian steel, this book proposes a hegemony theory of privatisation and, more generally, describes a model that explains how political and cultural dynamics give rise to idiosyncratic local variations in globally spreading policies.It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business history, economics, sociology, and political science.
Key figures related to sustainability
For many companies, defining a sustainability strategy and integrating a functioning sustainability management system has become a guiding principle. Sustainability controlling and the corresponding analysis tools play a decisive role in this. This study examines the effects of sustainability-related key figures on strategic decisions in companies. The empirical study and the literature research have shown that the transformation to a sustainable company is essential for its continued existence. Legal regulations and the expectations of stakeholders should be taken into account when setting sustainability targets. Suitable key figures must be defined to measure target achievement in order to present the company's sustainability performance on the market and to enter into dialogue with stakeholders. It also became clear that in times of global crises and ever stricter legal regulations, key figures as a control element of sustainability targets have a significant influence on strategic decisions within the company.
Feasibility Project for the Creation of a Microenterprise
It is a research project with the purpose of knowing the reality of the environment and create a micro enterprise to generate employment in the rural area in which there are no companies that provide services to the civil society. It is a necessity since there is raw material and to elaborate the final product for national export; the present project will find the budget, investment, profitability and the final result.
Digital marketing in wholesale travel agencies
Tourism is an activity that generates development and economic growth to countries, articulating the different sectors and companies, whether airlines, resorts, transportation, lodging establishments, food, among others. Every day the activities of the tourism sector are expanding and involving different agents to provide and make possible tourism services, integrating economic activity in the population. As in developed countries, working hours have been reduced and free time for rest and leisure has increased, giving rise to trips, visits to family or friends, promoting recreational activities. Travel agencies present a very competitive market, due to the demands between companies in the same field and the consumer is becoming more skilled and has an essential tool which are the media and social networks that facilitate information and can compare prices and services offered by travel agencies, therefore, the consumer has the ability to seek sufficient information to stop going to the intermediary services of travel agencies.
New trends in cost accounting
Accounting has undergone major changes throughout history. Until the early 19th century, the balance sheet and income statement were basically the only accounting tools available to management. However, over the years, companies began to become aware of the importance of adding new quantitative and even qualitative variables to the management of their companies. Cost accounting has evolved over the decades, introducing new management systems to achieve greater control of business costs and help achieve better results. To adapt to the dynamic and competitive environment of the business world, new trends in cost accounting have been developed; however, there is no model par excellence, each company, depending on its economic or technical capacity, will apply one model or another given its characteristics and needs. For this reason, the main existing systems have been presented throughout the work, in order to know their usefulness and importance, as well as the most important advantages and disadvantages.
The CareFull Supervisor
Learn real frontline leadership in The CareFull Supervisor. Acclaimed business educator Kevin Burns shatters the traditional view of supervisory roles, exposing a profound understanding: your team doesn't work for you - you work for them.The CareFull Supervisor dismantles the complexities of leadership, equipping supervisors with practical techniques and resources to lead with confidence. While many supervisors may have been promoted due to their exceptional individual achievements, transitioning from standout employee to empathetic leader demands an entirely new skill set.The CareFull Supervisor is not just another book on supervision; it's a game-changer for anyone in a leadership role. This book takes you on a transformative journey equipping you with the tools to excel as a supervisor, and the skills to create a workplace that inspires loyalty and teamwork. The CareFull Supervisor offers insights into building genuine connections with your team and creating an environment of trust and collaboration. Whether you're a seasoned supervisor or just starting out, this book will show you how to lead with confidence and care - qualities that are essential for success in today's ever-changing workplace. Take the first step towards a fulfilling path of self-improvement and become the supervisor employees want to have.
The CareFull Supervisor
Learn real frontline leadership in The CareFull Supervisor. Acclaimed business educator Kevin Burns shatters the traditional view of supervisory roles, exposing a profound understanding: your team doesn't work for you - you work for them.The CareFull Supervisor dismantles the complexities of leadership, equipping supervisors with practical techniques and resources to lead with confidence. While many supervisors may have been promoted due to their exceptional individual achievements, transitioning from standout employee to empathetic leader demands an entirely new skill set.The CareFull Supervisor is not just another book on supervision; it's a game-changer for anyone in a leadership role. This book takes you on a transformative journey equipping you with the tools to excel as a supervisor, and the skills to create a workplace that inspires loyalty and teamwork. The CareFull Supervisor offers insights into building genuine connections with your team and creating an environment of trust and collaboration. Whether you're a seasoned supervisor or just starting out, this book will show you how to lead with confidence and care - qualities that are essential for success in today's ever-changing workplace. Take the first step towards a fulfilling path of self-improvement and become the supervisor employees want to have.
SAP S/4HANA Retail
This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to delve into the world of retail management using SAP S/4HANA Retail. It is crafted to facilitate a seamless transition for retail professionals into the new system, focusing on end-to-end retail processes. The handbook offers a deep dive into setting up and customizing the purchasing, warehousing, and sales operations within SAP S/4HANA Retail, ensuring that readers can optimise their retail projects successfully.The book is not just theoretical; it includes practical elements such as screenshots, menu paths, and detailed overviews of Fiori apps, which provide a hands-on understanding of the software's capabilities. Readers will learn not only the possibilities offered by SAP S/4HANA Retail but will also gain practical, actionable knowledge on how to effectively use the software.Furthermore, the book discusses the new functions of SAP S/4HANA Retail that can enhance the user experience. It explains strategic data analysis and how to leverage omnichannel tools to engage customers both online and offline. Praised by both newcomers and seasoned professionals in the retail industry, this handbook stands as an invaluable resource for anyone aiming to excel in the modern retail environment, backed by the power of SAP technology.
Innovation, Sustainability, and Technological Megatrends in the Face of Uncertainties
This edited book focuses on the multidimensional aspects of the technological megatrends shaping our global economic system's social, economic, and geopolitical order in the face of uncertainties. With continued shocks, economic downturns, socio-political crises, climate change, and waves of pandemics that pose an existential threat, technological forces have significant effects in defining our path. In this book, by focusing on recent innovations and technological megatrends, the authors assess the sustainability of such human developments in the face of uncertainty. The book analyses the core developments, and trending tech solutions that pause challenges and bring opportunities for businesses and the economies as our global economy emerges from the devastating economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The book appeals to professionals wanting to assess how technological developments and innovation will impact their areas, but also to researchers interested in the impact on businesses, industries and economies.
Artificial intelligence and Industry 4.0
The future of artificial intelligence is a very interesting and complex topic, which generates many expectations, opportunities and challenges. AI applied to different sectors and problems, such as health, industry, education, security, environment or scientific research. AI can help improve the quality of life, efficiency, innovation and knowledge in these areas. AI and the future of work, education and leisure, raises questions about the role of humans, the skills that will be required, the opportunities and threats that will arise, and how to adapt and harness the potential of AI. AI is being applied in industry to: Automate routine and repetitive tasks, which can improve efficiency, reduce errors and free employees to focus on more important tasks. Improve the quality of products and services by analyzing large amounts of data and detecting patterns and problems that might go unnoticed by humans. Customize offerings and adapt to individual customer needs by using customer data to create tailored solutions.
An Operations Management Perspective on Design Thinking
An Operations Management Perspective on Design Thinking provides a map of what is known about mechanisms of design thinking when looking through an operations management lens and identifies areas where knowledge gaps still exist. In applying the operations management lens, the author constructs a simple framework for how to assess progress in design thinking activities. To provide improved design thinking progress measures, the author expands this framework by considering multiple dimensions of these measures in greater detail: the outcomes of an operation and its transformation function. Applying the reference set to these multiple dimensions of the expanded framework identifies contributions from other disciplines that can help explain the conditions under which design thinking operations can be managed successfully and pinpoints unexplained gaps that are worthy of future research. The monograph first prepares the methodological ground by putting the attempt to search for better design thinking process measures in the context of existing research approaches. The next section summarizes the origins and characteristics of design thinking and provides an overview of the progress measures that have been proposed for design thinking. The monograph then introduces an operations management perspective for design thinking as an innovation production process. The next section expands this perspective by introducing multiple dimensions and finer grained measures and apply this extended framework to the data set from earlier sections to pull together the current understanding of design thinking and to identify future research opportunities. The monograph concludes with some broader reflections.
Emotional pay and job satisfaction
The purpose of this research is to determine the influence that the emotional salary has on the job satisfaction of the administrative and operational personnel of the Intercultural Education District 15D01 Tena. It also seeks to identify the factors that stimulate workers within an organization to improve their quality of life and their production capacity, through the implementation of labor policies that help to promote a good working environment. In chapter one, the problem of the object of study is described and the objectives that will help to solve it are described. In chapter two, the theoretical framework is explained with a bibliographic base, which allowed understanding the necessary concepts such as salary and job satisfaction to carry out the research. Chapter three describes the methodology applied in the research, which was of a deductive-inductive type that helped to obtain the necessary information to detect the shortcomings of the problem and to be able to establish conclusions for its solution. Chapter four details the analysis, interpretation and discussion of the results obtained from the questionnaire.
Relationship marketing strategies among coffee franchisees
The objective of the research is to identify the marketing strategies implemented between a foreign franchise and a local coffee business, which allow them to maintain lasting and profitable relationships with their consumers. The research is descriptive, as it involves the description, recording, analysis and interpretation of the current nature and composition of the phenomena that describe the population through the use of relationship marketing. A total of 384 surveys were applied to consumers who regularly attend the Starbucks and Degas Caf矇 franchise. The results show that customers consume coffee more than three times a month, they go for the variety of products offered and the customer service. It is concluded that in coffee franchises the services and/or products that are marketed, the new offers, and customer satisfaction are of utmost importance to create a relationship of loyalty to the brand.
Sustainability Analytics Toolkit for Practitioners
This book solicits meaningful contributions from key experts and practitioners that have been dealing with the emerging area of sustainability analytics. In doing so, readers would understand the cost, impact and performance of their sustainability initiatives. The book covers current analytical tools (eg: frameworks, standards, ESG indexes) to measure sustainability, and how these tools embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to that, a part of the book is also dedicated to the application of sustainability analytics, highlighting key challenges as well as the importance of engagement and communication in shaping the future direction of sustainability assessments. This book will be extremely useful to both researchers and practitioners who are looking for best--in-class practices to create value from their sustainability initiatives.
Location Strategies
This books covers new aspects of location strategies and site selection through globalization. It elaborates real estate specific requirements to the planning and analysis process of industrial corporations in an international environment. It explains methods relevant for professionals in the field and discusses in detail an extensive list of site selection criterias. The book is built on existing and broadly recognized research and accelerates this know-how in an real reastate and international context. The challenges for location strategies as well as management alternatives for practitioners are shown and explained through practical examples.
Artifacts Versus Nature Body
This book proposes a wealth-additive scheme of managing and maximizing (win-win and sharing) the marginal value (eco-entropy) of artifacts by humanizing the artifacts' enterprise and their economics with nature. This type of clockwork would be achieved on a base of the science of nature versus artifacts and the body of science in my Springer books since 2008. My books are advancing factory science, economics, and the science of artifacts and play their role in the sandwich theory and its pair-map microcosm of the 3D-type, toward the development of body science. Then, the wealth-additive goal of the "body" is not only similar to the marginal profit, GDP, and value in economics, but also means the marginal diversity (eco-entropy) and its wealth of economics versus reliability (sustainability) in the body of the world. The modern world, for example, is faced with deadlocked negotiations over the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) bodies at the United Nations. Thus, the forthcoming world of SDGs would be much better and more constructive at transforming traditional bodies of the 3M&I class (human, material, money, and information) as some nano (gene/therblig)-transformation toward eco-entropy(marginal value/diversity) on earth. This semi-visible world is traditionally limited to a molecular size and is too rough at the practical rig-level. Thus, any unsolved and invisible contradictions left behind on earth are subject to SDGs in the practical world. This approach proposes a visible method that could find and solve these contradictions (angles) by transforming the artifact's body, consisting of the 3M&I gene. The pair-map microcosm and its Matsui's M-equation have been designed mainly based on nature and science books on artifacts (in 2016 and 2019). Following these visible methods, our well-being subject might be able to make a breakthrough or make such unsolved contradictions or stalemates subside as any SDGs society of individuals in the near future.Finally, the book will explore and construct a new academic discipline involving 3M&I body science versus cybernetics. And, the study introduces validation cases of convenience stores, self-driving cars, and robotization (individualization) of artificial objects as the realization of the supply-demand system and the ideal form of artificial and natural bodies. Based on this perspective, the dialogue is conducted according to a creative structure of six parts, twelve chapters, and two appendices.
