Ikujiro Nonaka est devenu le nouveau Peter Drucker de la gestion, tant son œuvre depuis vingt ans, participe d’une manière fondamentale au développement de la théorie et des pratiques en gestion. Nonaka et al. (2000) légitiment leur trajectoire de recherche en mobilisant deux idées fortes de Peter Drucker (1993, p. 183) : a) les entreprises ont aujourd’hui un impératif d’innovation, b) nous avons besoin d’une nouvelle théorie de la firme qui soit à même de rendre compte de cette c...

Fluid-Solid Interaction Dynamics: Theory, Variational Principles, Numerical Methods and Applications gives a comprehensive accounting of fluid-solid interaction dynamics, including theory, numerical methods and their solutions for various FSI problems in engineering. The title provides the fundamental theories, methodologies and results developed in the application of FSI dynamics. Four numerical approaches that can be used with almost all integrated FSI systems in engineering are presente...

Comme l’exprime Teece (2008), Ikujiro Nonaka est devenu le nouveau Peter Drucker de la gestion. Nonaka (2012) légitime sa trajectoire de recherche en mobilisant deux idées fortes de Peter Drucker (1993, p. 183) : a) les entreprises ont aujourd’hui un impératif d’innovation, b) nous avons besoin d’une nouvelle théorie de la firme qui soit à même de rendre compte de cette capacité d’innovation de l’entreprise. Le modèle de Nonaka est une des réponses possibles à cette attente. Cette approche...

This book presents for the first time in English a complete translation of the Expository Commentary to the Daode jing*,* written by the Daoist monk Cheng Xuanying in the 7th century CE. This commentary is a quintessential text of Tang dynasty Daoist philosophy and of Chongxuanxue or Twofold Mystery teachings. Cheng Xuanying proposes a reading of the ancient Daode jing that aligns the text with Daoist practices and beliefs and integrates Buddhist concepts and techniques i...

Polymer Matrix Wave-Transparent CompositesOne-stop reference on important recent research accomplishments in the field of polymer matrix wave-transparent compositesPolymer Matrix Wave-Transparent Composites: Materials, Properties, and Applications is a unique book that focuses on polymer matrix wave-transparent composites for electromagnetic wave transmission of a certain frequency, discussing various aspects of design, fabrication...

China's growth in the past few decades has been unprecedented, and continues to stay strong as it expands its influence around the globe. However, in many ways, the once insular China is still looking to find its footing as an international player in the globalization game. Greater China in an Era of Globalization looks at the success of China and its surrounding territories of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau and asks the question "What is Chinese globalization?". The contributors in...

The construction and operation of highways has a significant impact on the environment. While such impact is impossible to avoid, modern highways are constructed and landscaped to minimise these impacts as far as possible. Good landscaping minimises the impact on those living or working close to the highway, while at the same time regenerating the natural landscape disturbed during construction.Using as its background the successful landscape design of the Nanjing-Hangzhou Expressw...

This book will serve as a guide in understanding workflow scheduling techniques on computing systems such as Cluster, Supercomputers, Grid computing, Cloud computing, Edge computing, Fog computing, and the practical realization of such methods.It offers a whole new perspective and holistic approach in understanding computing systems’ workflow scheduling. Expressing and exposing approaches for various process-centric cloud-based applications give a full coverage of most systems’ ene...

Since the 1990s, the urban landscape of China has witnessed revolutionary changes that are unrivalled in any country of the world throughout history. Rapid urbanization, facilitated by the modern planning mechanism for growth, provides a feast for property developers. Yet, associated urban problems such as housing affordability, traffic congestion, energy consumption, and environmental deterioration are aggravated. This book takes a historic approach to investigate the planning philosophy,...

The second volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's transition from the Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty.Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more.Division to Unification in Imperial China is series volume two. It explores one of China's more chaotic periods when Chinese culture flouri...

Whilst crop models have made significant progress in recent years, different models still diverge and struggle to predict the complex effects of genetic, environmental and management (G x E x M) variables in optimising crop production in the face of climate change.Current crop models: State-of-the-art and future developments provides a comprehensive overview of the major crop models and the ways they address these challenges. The book explores the development of major crop...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 11th Chinese National Conference of Social Media Processing, SMP 2023, held in Anhui, China, in November 2023.The 16 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 88 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on knowledge representation and reasoning; knowledge acquisition and knowledge base construction; linked data, knowledge integration, and knowledge graph storage management; n...