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Ensuring business continuity through the effective management of risks has become a boardroom preoccupation. This book highlights the key areas of concern and identifies best practice in risk management for companies large and small.
Climate change poses a serious threat to the continuity and prosperity of organizations: serious disruption in business activities and a permanent cut in output. This important book explains how organizations can: reduce their exposure to direct threats; improve their efficiency; and learn how to gain from shifts in the way their markets operate. In a clear, informative style it explores: techniques for identifying climate risks and systems for managing them; how to prepare for contingencies caused by extreme weather changes; options for controlling emissions and improving resource efficiency; how to find alternative sources of energy and minimize waste; smarter working practices, flexible travel plans and greener buildings; and how an innovative response can strengthen the brand.
When managed well, intellectual property (IP) puts enterprises in a position to lock in an advantage and command a premium. But in Europe, the process of commercializing IP remains fraugt with difficulties, with significant differences existing in the application and interpretation of these rights in each national jurisdiction. Drawing on a wide range of expertise - including editorial support and input from the European Patent Office - The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management is a practical and easy-to-follow guide that reveals exactly how IP can contribute to improved competitive performance and to greater value on the balance sheet, whilst also offering a template for 'best practice' in IP management.
This book is designed as a practical reference source for creators and users of intellectual property (IP), directing them towards the best of current thinking and practice in building and developing a cost-effective portfolio of rights.Every year, The Patent Office receives over 30,000 patent applications and 34,000 trade mark applications. The potential for creating value from ideas, brands, designs and processes has never been greater. But neither has the speed at which innovation and creativity can be replicated around the world. Organizations need to find ways of keeping ahead of their rivals. To this end, the process of defining and protecting IP is becoming a mainstream activity with ...
Innovation, based on research, seeks to find the characteristics and processes which distinguish innovative companies and to provide management tools for inspiring, delivering and commercializing innovative new ideas. It uses case studies to show innovation in practice.
A guide for business creators and builders from 20 leading IP players on how to transform ideas and ingenuity, inventions and improvements into assets that fuel fast growth this year, next year and into the future.
When you set up a business in or expand into a new territory within the EU, you will find yourself in a jurisdiction where, in practice, the basis on which you conduct business can be completely different from your home market. Business Insights: Europe will allow you to know ahead of time what legal, taxation and employment regulations you will face, revealing how to avoid the bureaucracy and 'pen pushing' which can dramatically affect your chances of success. A practical handbook and indispensable source of advice, Business Insights: Europe will first discuss the key issues that need to be addressed when drawing up a business plan for operating in a new EU market. It will also give a detailed breakdown of the legal, financial, tax and accounting practices you must observe if you are to set up and run your business on an efficient and effective basis, while distinguishing between exporting from the UK and running an office, branch or subsidiary within the EU.
The Global Institute chairman of Social Media Managers (GISMMs) has presented the first-ever integration of Essential and Strategic Roles for a social media manager. This book offers a comprehensive compilation of academic research and expert insights. Delve into the essential roles and tasks integral to effective social media management in this dynamic field. This book is a comprehensive guide for both seasoned and aspiring social media managers in public or private sectors, including corporations of varying sizes and non-profit organizations. It offers a compilation of academic research and expert insights on Essential and Strategic Roles required for effective social media management.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Period Stuff" by Cecil William Mercer. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.