On competition

Porter was the first to bridge the field of industrial organization with the field of management, effectively forging the new field of competitive strategy

Society 5.0 : A People-centric Super-smart Society

This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with “Society 5.0”, which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan’s national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint resear…

Carbon democracy: political power in the age of oil

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781844677450

Collation

278 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

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Call Number

[POL-LIB-479]

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