Schwarz, founder of the groundbreaking Citizen Schools program, shares his vision for reducing inequality by pairing successful adults with low-income students.Parental wealth now predicts adult success more than at any point in the last hundred years. And yet as debates about education rage on, and wealth-based achievement gaps grow, too many people fix the blame on one of two convenient scapegoats: poverty or our public schools. But in fact, low-income kids are l...

Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, Sport Facility Operations Management goes beyond the basic theories of sport facility management to examine the practical realities connecting facilities, people, and technology.An essential textbook for any sport facilities course, it introduces the fundamentals of facility management and presents cutting-edge, evidence-based perspectives that show the reader how to become a more effective practitioner and deliver better ...

Sport events are inextricably linked to the places in which they are hosted. High-profile events require high-quality venues, and the proper management of facilities is crucial to their success. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, Managing Sport Facilities and Major Events is still the only textbook to introduce the fundamentals of sport facility and event management in an international context.With detailed real-world case studies and insights from professiona...

Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition, Advanced Theory and Practice in Sport Marketing is still the only textbook to introduce key theory and best practice in sport marketing at an advanced level.The book goes beyond the introductory sport marketing course by exploring advanced marketing theories related to topics such as ethics and social responsibility, international marketing, marketing research and information systems, data analytics, consumer behavior, pro...

International climate change policy can be broadly divided into two periods: A first period, where a broad consensus was reached to tackle the risk of global warming in a coordinated global effort, and a second period, where this consensus was finally framed into a concrete policy. The first period started at the "Earth Summit" of Rio de Janeiro in 1992, where the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was opened for signature. The UNFCCC was subsequently signed and...

Kenneth A. Merchant is the Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the University of Southern California. He is well-known internationally in the field of management accounting.Wim A. Van der Stede is the CIMA Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. An author and teacher, he brings a European perspective and a wealth of experience to this book.

This cutting edge and comprehensive book-with contributions from the star faculty of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration-offers the latest thinking on the best practices and strategies for hospitality management. A must for students and professionals seeking to enter or expand their reach in the hospitality industry, The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality delivers the authoritative advice you need to:Develop and manage a multinational career...

Vulnerability to sudden supply chain disruption is one of the major threats facing companies today. The challenge for businesses today is to mitigate this risk through creating resilient supply chains.Addressing this need, ***Supply Chain Risk Management***guides you through the whole risk management process from start to finish. Using jargon-free language, this accessible book covers the fundamentals of managing risk in supply chains. From identifying the risks to developing and i...

Learn about concepts, management, and commerce in The Business Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Business in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Business Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to...

A practical framework for effectively managing performance in today's complex, competitive and risky global marketsThe Third Edition provides a complete framework for building best practice management processes for today's complex and uncertain world. Fully updated to reflect the events of the global economic crisis, this book provides further practical examples of companies that are successfully using the practices identified.Updated for the implications of ...

The senior executives of more than fifty of Canada's most successful private companies invite readers behind the closed doors of their enterprises to share critical lessons in achieving business excellence. In Power of the Best, authors Peter Brown and John Hughes delve into ten themes that are essential to business success, illustrated by front-line examples from repeat winners of the Canada's Best Managed Companies award. Readers learn how businesses from an array of industries and regio...

A comprehensive look at creating pricing strategies that work in both good economic times and badWritten by three preeminent pricing experts at McKinsey & Company, the Second Edition of The Price Advantage is a practical pricing guide for the executive or pricing practitioner who wants to identify, capture, and sustain substantial pricing gains in their business.Pricing is by far the most powerful profit lever that managers can influence. Yet few companies...