Thirty years ago, when the first edition of this book was published, little had been written about the management of libraries and information centers. Those seeking advice, examples, and information about how to manage libraries were forced to search for answers in the literature of public administration or business management. Since...

In the United States, parts of Africa, the Middle East,...

Fashion Branding and Consumer Behaviors presents eye-opening theory, literature review and original research on the mutual influence of branding strategies and consumer response. Contributors use multiple methods to analyze consumers' psychosocial needs and the extent that their fulfillment goes beyond the usefulness or value of...

• African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya;
• Fundacion ECOS, Punta del Este, Uruguay;
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Marjorie Kelly tells the real story behind the recent corporate scandals—the story that the mainstream media won’t touch. It’s not the story of a few bad-apple CEOs, but of an economic system designed to do what it did: to enrich a few at the expense of the many. The few are the financial elite. CEOs are part of it, but they...

Covering all exam objectives, from ethics and testing to securing wired and wireless networks, this concise, focused...

Thirteen original essays by leading scholars explore aspects of Spinoza's ethical theory and, in doing so, deepen our understanding of the richly rewarding core of his system. Given its importance to his philosophical ambitions, it is surprising that his ethics has, until recently, received relatively little scholarly attention....

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Advances in Electronic Business, Volume 1 advances the understanding of management methods, information technology, and their joint applications in business processes. The applications of electronic commerce draw great attention from practitioners in applying digital technologies to the buy-and-sell activities. This first volume...