Succession planning and management and leadership development figure prominently on the agenda of many top managers. Yet, despite senior management interest, the task often falls to human resource management (HRM) and workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals to spearhead and coordinate efforts to establish and operate planned succession programs and avert succession crises. In tha…

The book has a global perspective and will play a significant part in assisting the sustainable development of all coastal nations around the world. Moreover, the coast plays an important part in the lives of many people living in the Asia-Pacific Region, with over two-thirds of its 3.2 billion people living within the coastal zone. As a result, I believe the book has particular value to this r…

The history of communications is a branch of the history of technology but, strictly speaking, it is in a category of its own. The goods produced by technology, whether a piece of machinery, a piece of clothing or a piece of furniture, are tangible: they perform some useful function. The goods produced by communications are messages. They are mostly useless but when they are useful they can be …

Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox of its own making. We have more news and more influential journalism, across an unprecedented range of media, than at any time since the birth of the free press in the eighteenth century. Yet journalism is also under unprecedented attack, from politicians, philosophers, the general public, anti-globalization radicals, religious gro…

The purpose of this book is to summarize and analyze the law of charitable giving. For the most part, this law consists of federal tax law requirements, although state law can be implicated. The law of charitable giving frequently interrelates with the laws concerning tax-exempt status and public charity/private foundation classification of charitable organizations.

Managing knowledge?capturing it, storing it, recalling it, and using it?is the fundamental process that will distinguish between successful and unsuccessful ?organizations? of all sizes?from small groups to entire economies?in the 21st century. The authors take this assertion for granted requiring no further comment or proof. We live in a knowledge economy, one where knowledge is the critical r…

This book, Business to Business Market Research is written as a standalone reference document and as part of the new series of books designed for market researchers, market research students and nonprofessional researchers who may have an interest in research, or more particularly, business to business research. Here we intend to provide an up-to-date reference source for all those involved in,…

It begins by pointing to the way in which many people tend to forget that supplying products and services is not necessarily a straightforward task. Rather, it is the managed integration of a range of tasks, both within and increasingly beyond the boundaries of the company. The traditional functional silos of warehousing and transport have been removed by the need to integrate the logistics tas…

Good brand management is the route to getting a brand to work harder, make its proper mark and achieve success. Any brand, new or old, must be managed, nurtured, exploited and, when necessary, changed. For those who know that brand management is crucial but don't know how to go about it, Understanding Brands illustrates what a brand is, what it can do for them, and how it supports the strategic…

Information is one of the basic resources of the society of the new millennium and therefore, a common asset in the realm of the government, the private initiatives, or the individual. Its generation, distribution and use should take place in a two-direction channel of easy access in order to be used productively by all. Thus, the government should not only inform the population about the servi…