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Responsible procurement : leading the way to a sustainable tomorrow
This open access book emphasizes that procuring goods at the expense of the environment and those who live there is no longer acceptable. Fortunately, there is now an unstoppable force, created by a collective of diverse stakeholders, driving the sustainability agenda. A company’s sustainability standards can only truly be as good as those along its entire supply chain. The purpose of this bo…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030986407
- Collation
- xxx; 193p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 658.72 RES S
Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples
This open access book distinguished itself from other publications by offering step-by-step instructions on how to extract, purify, provide modifications, and major issues to be encountered during the process. For the δ18OP method to progress, further fundamental research as well as field and laboratory studies need to be conducted for a better understanding of P cycling in the environment. Ch…
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- 6
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030974978
- Collation
- -
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- Call Number
- 333.7 OXY J
How to Build a Modern Tontine : Algorithms, Scripts and Tips
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789811640957
- Collation
- XXI, 156 p ; ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 368.32 HOW
Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022 : Proceedings of t…
This open access book presents the proceedings of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT)’s 29th Annual International eTourism Conference, which assembles the latest research presented at the ENTER2022 conference, which will be held on January 11–14, 2022. The book provides an extensive overview of how information and communication technologies can be used to dev…
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- 4
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030947514
- Collation
- XII; 507p;
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- -
- Call Number
- 338.4791 INF J
How to Build a Modern Tontine
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783031009280
- Collation
- XXI, 156
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 368.32 HOW M
Quality management and accounting in service industries : a new model of qual…
The process of globalisation in world markets and the growing number of enterprises competing with one another in terms of the products and services they offer, naturally leads to the improved efficiency of management systems. Efficiency is required in order for these entities to maintain competitiveness. To assess the efficiency of their management systems, enterprises use quality cost calcula…
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- edision 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781000610833
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- -
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- 354.68. QUA p
Making sense of work through collaborative storytelling : building narratives…
Collective sense making starts with individual stories. Stories influence how we construct our sense of self in relation to others and our social environment, especially within the world of work The stories we tell ourselves at work, particularly during times of change, impact our relationships and the collaboration with those who are engaged in the same work activities. Stories that we take…
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- 11
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-89446-7
- Collation
- xix; 119p;
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- -
- Call Number
- 658.406 MAK P
Narratives of Mass Atrocity : Victims and Perpetrators in the Aftermath
Individuals can assume—and be assigned—multiple roles throughout a conflict: perpetrators can be victims, and vice versa; heroes can be reassessed as complicit and compromised. However, accepting this more accurate representation of the narrativized identities of violence presents a conundrum for accountability and justice mechanisms premised on clear roles. This book considers these comple…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781009110693
- Collation
- xix, 376 p : ill
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- -
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- 364.15234 NAR
The Political Regulation Wave : A Case of How Local Incentives Systematically…
Why has there been uneven success in reducing air pollution even in the same locality over time? This book offers an innovative theorization of how local political incentives can affect bureaucratic regulation. Using empirical evidence, it examines and compares the control of different air pollutants in China-an autocracy-and, to a lesser extent, Mexico-a democracy. Making use of new data, appr…
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- -
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- 9781009103664
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- xviii, 164 p ; ill
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- -
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- 363.7392 POL
Four Histories About Early Dutch Football 1910-1920
What is the purpose of history today, and how can sporting research help us understand the world around us? In this stimulating book, Nicholas Piercey constructs four new histories of early Dutch football, exploring urban change, club members, the media, and the diaries of Cornelis Johannes Karel van Aalst, a stadium director, to propose practical examples of how history can become an important…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781910634790
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