Originally published in 1984 this book remains as relevant as when it was first published. At that time the oil crises of the 1970s and the growing international debt burden highlighted the extent to which events in primary commodity markets continue to influence the economies of developing and industrialized economies alike. Commodity modelling has become a valuable tool in efforts to predict and understand the behaviour of commodity markets and thereby reduce their fluctuations. This boo...

Reputation is a valuable business asset; with a good reputation, almost anything is possible in business. Almost nothing is possible without a good reputation. Building a reputation is necessary, yet it is equally difficult to build it over time. In the context of turbulent market changes at the beginning of the third decade of the twenty-first century, sustainability takes on new dimensions. The authors' effort is to provide the reader with an analytical view of the sustainable developmen...

The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States’ birthIn these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in 1776 and continue to debate today: the meaning of democracy; the nature...

This volume retraces Carl Lutz’s diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest, Hungary, through the lens of Jewish eyewitness testimonies. Together with his wife, Gertrud Lutz-Fankhauser, the director of the Palestine Office in Budapest, Moshe Krausz, fellow Swiss citizens Harald Feller, Ernst Vonrufs, Peter Zürcher, and the underground Zionist Youth Movement, Carl Lutz led an extensive rescue operation between March 1944 and February 1945. It is estimated that Lutz and his team of rescue...

Now updated - the authoritative reference on one of the most exciting and challenging areas of the modern chemical industryThis highly readable and informative reference continues to take a comprehensive, in-depth view of the products, markets, and technology of the fine chemicals industry and business. Dr. Peter Pollak, one of the foremost authorities in the field, provides an insider's unique perspective on fine chemicals from both a technological and a commercia...

Der Begriff "Hidden Champions“ bezeichnet eine Kategorie von Unternehmen, die durch Spezialisierung und Fokussierung auf Kernkompetenzen Schritt für Schritt organisch wachsen: zunächst regional, dann in Nachbarländern und schließlich global. Unternehmen der Kategorie „Hidden Champions“ nutzen in der Regel die gleichen Wirkungszusammenhänge und Instrumente der Führung. Ebenso lassen sich Strategien identifizieren, die typisch für diese Kategorie von Unternehmen sind. Im vorliegenden Handbuc...

Kay Pollak, som er kendt for sin hjertevarme filmSom i himlen, har skabt en ligefrem håndbog, der tager udgangspunkt i vores møde med andre mennesker og sigter på at forbedre relationerne og give os et rigere liv.Den er letlæst, men indsigterne har vægt. Der er nye indsigter og praktiske øvelser på hver side.F.eks foreslår han, at man sætter en seddel op over sin computer med ordlyden: Det, jeg tænker om min kollega, siger mere om mig, end det gør om min kollega.

This book provides a wealth of empirical material to understand key aspects of EU governance including its plurality of actors and policy making modes and its functioning during crisis management. Authored by legal scholars and political scientists, it presents new research and insights on the role of EU agencies in the context of the Euro and migration crises. Specifically, the contributions assess why the crises have led to the creation of new EU agencies and what roles these agencies ha...

Start a new tradition by ending each evening with the sweetness of a poem. This collection was written as a series of goodnights. Some are for a lover, others for your beloved, and all are perfect to share. Curl up with Goodnight, Poet and allow Rissa Miller to lull you with this sensual line-up of fanciful and poetic dreams.