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De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance

Herausgegeben von: De Gruyter

ISSN: 2748-016X

e-ISSN 2748-0178

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De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance provide a comprehensive, must-have survey of a whole subject area critically discussing the leading views in the field. The main goal of each handbook is to survey a topic, explaining why an issue is important and critically discussing the leading views in the area. Aimed at the international market, these handbooks cover emerging and cutting edge topics in business, economics and finance.

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Buch 2023

De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research

Gjalt de Jong, Niels Faber, Emma Folmer, Tom Long, Berfu Ünal

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Many countries and regions face unprecedented social and environmental crises and disruptive events whose impact can no longer be ignored. Sustainable entrepreneurs offer new solutions to these problems that involve replacing the current linear economies by circular systems.

Sustainable entrepreneurs generate new sustainable products, services, and production processes, with new sustainable business models that simultaneously balance ecological, social and economic goals, which result in sustainable welfare for current and for future generations. The DeGruyter Handbook of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Research studies the causes and consequences of sustainable entrepreneurship, the new standard of doing business and designing public policy, as reflected in the growth of sustainable entrepreneurship start-up ventures and the increasing integration of sustainability in small- and medium-sized enterprises as well as in incumbent corporations. It explores five main themes, each presenting state-of-the-art thinking: foundations, leadership, innovation, business models, performance and impact. Each section consists of four chapters that, taken together, offer in-depth perspectives, take stock of current situations and propose new avenues for future research.

The handbook offers a coherent and systemic perspective for sustainable start-ups and for incumbent firms and governments aiming for transitions. It will also be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students interested in sustainable entrepreneurship.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110756159
ISBN:: 9783110756159
ISBN:: 9783110756203
ISBN:: 9783110755978
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Soziale Verantwortung des Unternehmens, Compliance, Unternehmensethik
Fachgebiet:: Existenzgründung, Unternehmertum
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch Noch nicht erschienen 2024

De Gruyter Handbook of Degrowth

Lauren Eastwood, Kai Heron

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Degrowth has emerged as one of the most exciting, and contested, fields of research into the drivers of global heating, ecological collapse, and economic injustice. The perspective is both a critique of existing growth-based models of development, which it argues have put humanity on a collision course with non-negotiable ecological limits, and a vision for a brighter future in which humans and non-humans alike can flourish. By putting an end to growth-seeking economic development and boundless energetic and material throughputs, degrowth’s proponents suggest we can build an economy that meets the material needs of people and planet for generations to come.

This handbook’s contributions signal the importance of degrowth across multiple disciplines and practices. Along the way, they grapple with some of the most critical questions, ideological assumptions, policies, and social struggles of our time.

The handbook approaches degrowth as a loosely knit and developing set of interdisciplinary propositions about what it might take to achieve a world of human and non-human flourishing. Contributors explore, challenge, and critique degrowth’s propositions and its prospects of shaping scholarly agendas, policy frameworks, and social movements. Essays consider degrowth from a variety of empirical and theoretical vantages, including urban design, architecture, political economy, political ecology, critical geography, and political theory. This integrative approach, at once critical and constructive, aims to preserve for readers the sense of possibility that has drawn people to degrowth scholarship thus far.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.0000/9783110778472
ISBN:: 9783110778472
ISBN:: 9783110778359
ISBN:: 9783110778038
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Volkswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftstheorie, -systeme und -strukturen
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2023

De Gruyter Handbook of Responsible Project Management

Beverly L. Pasian, Nigel L. Williams

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The narrative about the project management profession is dominated by discussions of “success” and “failure” along with the need to improve the competence of project managers. As a result, the community is engaged in a fruitless search for a combination of tools, techniques and practices that will result in desired outcomes for funders. While the profession has made recent attempts to incorporate environmental and social responsibility, these areas are still framed within the existing discourses of project delivery. The De Gruyter Handbook of Responsible Project Management seeks to rethink project management by integrating contributions from the emerging responsible Management domain.

This handbook will explore the nature and extent of project professionals’ responsibility at different levels – individual, team, organizational and societal – along with the implications for education, research and practice. The De Gruyter Handbook of Responsible Project Management offers cutting-edge insights into the fi eld of project management. It is an essential reference for scholars and practitioners.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110724783
ISBN:: 9783110724783
ISBN:: 9783110724820
ISBN:: 9783110724288
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft, andere
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2022

De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance

Timothy Cadman, Tapan Sarker

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The De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance explores the difficult and challenging issues confronting society and the environment, in the contexts of unprecedented climate change, bio-diversity loss and the global pandemic.

In this seminal text exploring a wide range of topics, and in the devastating wake of COVID-19, scholars and practitioners analyse the effectiveness of current and proposed actions to build a sustainable future, and the public and private finance necessary to prevent an impending planetary catastrophe.

The first section of the handbook introduces readers to the origins and evolution of sustainable development. An examination of public and private finance follows in the next two sections, presented from the perspectives of authors from both ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries. Climate change, one of the largest sectors of finance for sustainable development, is investigated in detail, as is the new and emerging development frontier, the ‘blue’ economy of the world’s oceans.

Suitable for students, policymakers and the public at large, the handbook highlights the lessons learned and points the way forward for sustainable development and finance in the wake of the global pandemic, and the challenges to come.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110733488
ISBN:: 9783110733488
ISBN:: 9783110733587
ISBN:: 9783110738292
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Soziale Verantwortung des Unternehmens, Compliance, Unternehmensethik
Fachgebiet:: Branchen
Fachgebiet:: Banken, Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen, Versicherungen
Fachgebiet:: Finanz
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2023

De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship

Marina Dabić, Sascha Kraus

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"A small business is not a little big business."

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered the engines of worldwide economies and the main sources of job creation. Management in these companies is different from management in larger/older enterprises with their already established concepts and instruments. In view of the high importance of SMEs in emerging, developing and developed economies worldwide, the De Gruyter Handbook of SME Entrepreneurship investigates the underlying mechanisms and practices of management within these companies with a focus on entrepreneurship, growth and innovation.

It argues that it is time for a dedicated theory of "SME Entrepreneurship" to emerge. Entrepreneurial thinking and behavior in SMEs must be differentiated from that of start-ups and large companies. On the other hand, it also explores the different entrepreneurship manifestations that exist within a widely heterogeneous group of SMEs.

The handbook provides a theoretical framework in which to understand, compare and contrast the complexity of SMEs in both domestic and international processes and addresses the strengths, achievements, and challenges of entrepreneurship in SMEs.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110747652
ISBN:: 9783110747652
ISBN:: 9783110747720
ISBN:: 9783110747522
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Existenzgründung, Unternehmertum
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft, andere
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2022

De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management

LaVena Wilkin, Yashwant Pathak

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The De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management offers insightful contributions covering a myriad of conflict management topics ranging from fundamental issues, such as emotional intelligence and cultural differences, to cutting-edge themes such as political conflicts and mindfulness training. Renowned conflict management scholars and leading practitioners have contributed chapters to this handbook based on their research and their practical experience in the field of confl ict management. Many of the authors have influenced the topic of conflict management as it has become both a fi eld of academic study in universities and a necessary leadership skill.

The handbook is organized in four sections. The first section covers interpersonal conflict management and focuses on perceptions, conflict styles, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and change. The second section includes ethnic and cultural issues in organizational conflict management, such as microaggressions, ethnicity and religion, and political conflicts. The third section offers methods for managing organizational conflicts, including mediation, negotiation, ombudspersons, and conflict coaching. This section also offers guidance on developing an organizational conflict management system and discusses HR’s role in managing conflicts. The fourth section introduces chapters on special topics in conflict management, such as workplace bullying, gender issues, birth order personality, human connections, and forgiveness.

This handbook is an essential reference for scholars and practitioners. It offers organizational leaders insights into the causes and solutions to organizational conflict management. In addition, it is an excellent textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational conflict management.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110746365
ISBN:: 9783110746365
ISBN:: 9783110746013
ISBN:: 9783110746501
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Unternehmensentwicklung, Management des Wandels, Kooperationen
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft, andere
Fachgebiet:: Sozialwissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Psychologie
Fachgebiet:: Angewandte Psychologie
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2022

De Gruyter Handbook of Personal Finance

John E. Grable, Swarn Chatterjee

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The De Gruyter Handbook of Personal Finance provides a robust review of the core topics comprising personal finance, including the primary models, approaches, and methodologies being used to study particular topics that comprise the field of personal finance today.

The contributors include many of the world’s leading personal finance researchers, financial service professionals, thought leaders, and leading contemporary figures conducting research in this area whose work has shaped—and continues to affect—the way that personal finance is conceptualized and practiced.

The first section of the handbook provides a broad introduction to the discipline of personal finance. The following two sections are organized around the core elements of personal finance research and practice: saving, investing, asset management, and financial security. The fourth section introduces future research, practice, and policy directions. The handbook concludes with a discussion on an educational and research agenda for the future.

This handbook will be a core reference work for researchers, financial service practitioners, educators, and policymakers and an excellent supplementary source of readings for those teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in personal finance, financial planning, consumer studies, and household finance.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727692
ISBN:: 9783110727692
ISBN:: 9783111356747
ISBN:: 9783110727708
ISBN:: 9783110727494
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Branchen
Fachgebiet:: Banken, Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen, Versicherungen
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2023

De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families

Michael Carney, Marleen Dieleman

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The management field increasingly recognizes that most firms in the world are family firms and that these entities operate differently from the non-family firms on which most of our current management theories are based. The De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families brings together work from leading academics who explore emerging research themes relevant to business families, particularly drawing in new insights from adjacent disciplines that can advance the family business field.

The handbook challenges the traditional notion of the "single firm–single family" that has characterized most early research on family business. Recognizing that families may simultaneously own or control multiple businesses as well as substantial wealth beyond these firms in the form of financial and non-financial assets, this handbook focuses on business families rather than the narrower construct of family business. The contributions in this handbook explore the relatively neglected dynamics between individuals with family ties that shape the interaction between family and business; business families with multiple businesses; how business families adopt formal rules and processes around their joint activities; and the institutionalization of wealth and business families in society.

The De Gruyter Handbook of Business Families fills a gap in the family business research literature and is an essential reference work for researchers and graduate-level students in the area of business families.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110727968
ISBN:: 9783110727968
ISBN:: 9783110728057
ISBN:: 9783110727814
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Unternehmensentwicklung, Management des Wandels, Kooperationen
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft, andere
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2022

De Gruyter Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance

David Lingelbach

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As of early 2022, seven of the ten largest firms in the world by market capitalization had been funded through various types of entrepreneurial finance. This handbook provides an up-to-date survey of what we know about this significant phenomenon in all its forms, and where our knowledge about it needs to head from here. The handbook embraces a wide range of established and emerging academic and practitioner voices across the globe to explore the theoretical and practical flux and tension in the field.

Until recently, most studies have taken a supply side perspective, focusing on the perspective of those who provide funding to new ventures. This book takes a different, demand side perspective, beginning with the entrepreneur and gradually broadening our view to include close by and then more distant funding sources. Following this approach, it is organized into four parts detailing the individual level (founders’ resources, bricolage and bootstrapping, effectuation and portfolio entrepreneurship); the inner circle (informal financing, business groups, incubators and accelerators); the wider world (formal debt, microfinance, venture capital, corporate venture capital, business angels, government funding and family offices); and emerging perspectives (non-Western perspectives, gender, indigenous perspectives, post-conflict and disaster zones and ethics).

The introduction considers the general state of the field, while the conclusion takes on additional topics relevant to entrepreneurial finance, such as decentralized finance, big data, behavioral economics, financial innovation and COVID-19, as well as possible ways in which entrepreneurial finance can have a greater impact on other disciplines.

This handbook will be a core reference work for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers seeking an up-to-date academic survey of entrepreneurial finance. It can also be used as a primary text in Ph.D. seminars in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, and finance. Instructors in Master’s level courses in entrepreneurial finance and venture capital will also find the book of benefit.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110726312
ISBN:: 9783110726312
ISBN:: 9783111356716
ISBN:: 9783110726756
ISBN:: 9783110726350
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Existenzgründung, Unternehmertum
Fachgebiet:: Branchen
Fachgebiet:: Banken, Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen, Versicherungen
Verlag:: De Gruyter

Buch 2023

De Gruyter Handbook of Disability and Management

Joy E. Beatty, Sophie Hennekam, Mukta Kulkarni

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Globally, the prevalence of disability is growing, as is disability awareness. The disability rights movement argues that the right to employment is essential for full participation and human dignity. While there have been improvements related to broad diversity programs and policies, those for persons with disabilities, especially less visible or invisible disabilities, have received less attention.

Contextual factors such as the legal environment and protections, cultural and social values, religious norms, and broader economic conditions shape the employment prospects for persons with disabilities. The De Gruyter Handbook of Disability and Management uses an interdisciplinary lens to study disability and management, integrating perspectives from disability studies, psychology, education, and legal domains. It aims to incorporate a contextually sensitive and global perspective to emphasize actionable areas of inclusion and provides a more international focus by including contributions from across the world including contries and regions that have till date received less attention in the area of disability studies.

Managers, human resource professionals, and policy makers can be more proactive to support persons with disabilities, and more insights, best practices, and tools are needed to facilitate this support. This handbook will guide and support efforts of organizational stakeholders and policy makers as they strive to be more inclusive.

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110743647
ISBN:: 9783110743647
ISBN:: 9783110743739
ISBN:: 9783110743524
Fachgebiet:: Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Fachgebiet:: Betriebswirtschaft
Fachgebiet:: Management, Organisation und Unternehmensführung, Grundsätze der Unternehmensführung
Fachgebiet:: Personalwesen, Arbeitsgestaltung, Arbeit und Karriere
Verlag:: De Gruyter