Matematik for virksomhedsøkonomer og forretningssystemer

Business schools have been criticized for several things, such as lacking relevance, a too weak ethics orientation, dated paradigms, or commercialization. Simultaneously, there has been much positive change and accelerated dynamics toward forming future-ready companies and graduates. This book outlines how to better understand and master the digital transformation challenge. It is essential that business school deans, program directors, and faculty members embrace new opportunities to bring the UN-backed Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) to life successfully.Part of the Humanism in Business series, this book constitutes a valuable resource for leaders in universities and business schools, as well as individual faculty members aspiring to optimize how they respond to digital transformation. It can also be of use to those studying responsible management education, leadership and business ethics more generally.

Mathematik ist ein wichtiger methodischer Bestandteil im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Studium an Universitäten, Hochschulen sowie Berufsakademien. Schließlich stellt die Mathematik Modelle zur Beschreibung wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Erscheinungen bereit, so dass komplexe Zusammenhänge übersichtlich dargestellt werden können. Es geht bei der Mathematik im Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften also nicht um das Betreiben reiner Mathematik oder um das Führen mathematischer Beweise, sondern es geht ausschließlich um deren Anwendung in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur Beschreibung ökonomischer Probleme und zur Beantwortung ökonomischer Fragestellungen. Darum geht es in diesem Buch. Es werden zur Hinführung an die Mathematik im Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften die Grundlagen der Schulmathematik resümiert, die als Inhalte in Brückenkursen zu Beginn des Studiums besprochen werden können. Ferner werden in mehreren Abschnitten mathematische Inhalte thematisiert, die verdeutlichen, wie die Mathematik bei wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Frage- und Problemstellungen gezielt eingesetzt werden kann. Diese Abschnitte können in Vorlesungen, Übungen und Tutorien in einem ersten Semester vermittelt werden. Des Weiteren wird anhand von Musterklausuren aufgezeigt, wie das Fach Mathematik im Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften mit einer Prüfung abgeschlossen werden kann.

The fast-paced technological development and the plethora of data create numerous opportunities waiting to be exploited by entrepreneurs. This book provides a detailed, yet practical, introduction to the fundamental principles of data science and how entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs can take advantage of it. It walks the reader through sections on data engineering, and data analytics as well as sections on data entrepreneurship and data use in relation to society. The book also offers ways to close the research and practice gaps between data science and entrepreneurship. By having read this book, students of entrepreneurship courses will be better able to commercialize data-driven ideas that may be solutions to real-life problems. Chapters contain detailed examples and cases for a better understanding. Discussion points or questions at the end of each chapter help to deeply reflect on the learning material.

Spätestens nachdem die Begriffe Digitalisierung / industrielle Revolution 4.0 zu geflügelten Wörtern in der Industrie geworden sind, entstehen neue Geschäftsmodelle im Zusammenhang mit der Erhebung und Verarbeitung von Daten und im Umgang mit Neuen Medien. Allerdings werden hierbei oftmals die damit einhergehenden Risiken unterschätzt oder sogar gänzlich übersehen. So ist beispielsweise bisher den wenigsten Verantwortlichen in Unternehmen bewusst, dass mit einer erhöhten Datenkenntnis auch eine erhöhte Produktverantwortlichkeit einhergeht. Schließlich ist es dem Hersteller nunmehr möglich, ständig zu wissen, in welchem (potentiell sicherheitskritischen) Zustand sich sein Produkt beim Verwender befindet. Dabei können Verstöße gegen die Produktbeobachtungspflicht zu empfindlichen Schadensersatzansprüchen und zwanglos auch zu kostenintensiven Rückrufen führen. Neben der erhöhten Datenkenntnis ergeben sich im Zusammenspiel zwischen Digitalisierung und der Produktbeobachtungspflicht weitereHerausforderungen für die Industrie: Beispielsweise die Haftung für fehlerhafte (Fremd-) Software durch IT-Security-Lücken, die sich erst während des Produktlebenszyklus¿ ergeben oder ersichtlich werden sowie der Umgang mit Informationen in Social Media oder die durch Influencer-Marketing generiert werden (bspw. wird eine gefährliche Anwendungsmethode des eigenen Produkts durch Foren-Verwender erklärt). ZG: Verantwortliche in produzierenden Unternehmen und Handelsunternehmen aus einer Vielzahl an Branchen, wie den Mitgliedern der Rechtsabteilung, des Ein- und Verkaufs und auch der Marketingabteilung. Ferner wird das Projekt auch für Rechtsanwälte mit Bezug zum Produktsicherheits- und Produkthaftungsrecht sowie für Ingenieure bzw. Produktentwickler und -verantwortliche spannend sein.

Sustainable Management: The Complete Guide to Principles and Practice is both a core textbook, and a guide for teachers in one convenient volume.

Wang offers an empirically based exploration into work-integration social enterprises as a means for delivering social services in China.Focusing on the political economy of social enterprise development in China, Wang examines the nature of the relationship between the state and social enterprises and the implications of such relationships for their institutional effectiveness. She adopts a bottom-up approach that investigates indigenous practices embedded within the local political context. Common ground has been established internationally that the social enterprise model provides new ways of social service delivery that could potentially change and restructure the social welfare economy. However, the development path differs across social contexts, especially in an authoritarian country like China. This study provides insights into China's efforts to develop its social welfare sector and reinvigorate customary ideas about how public services could be better offered given the country's political economy.This book will be of great interest to both scholars of China's political economy and those with an interest in the development of the social enterprise sector looking to see how this works in a Chinese context.

First Published in 1983 Pakistani Entrepreneurs covers the role of the entrepreneur within Pakistan. This is a systematic and probing study of efforts at Industrialisation in Pakistan, and of the way entrepreneurs have risen to the challenges of its offers.

The central idea of this book is that entrepreneurial development and small business development are connected. Entrepreneurship is lauded as an engine of growth (economic development and job creation), with small businesses often contributing to new job creation.

The central idea of this book is that entrepreneurial development and small business development are connected. Entrepreneurship is lauded as an engine of growth (economic development and job creation), with small businesses often contributing to new job creation.

First Published in 1988 Entrepreneurship in the Third World argues that the substantial theoretical literature on entrepreneurship and small business development really relates to the developed world only and is not applicable to the developing world.

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century that requires innovative and varied solutions. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this book brings together interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder perspectives exploring challenges and opportunities for utilising digital innovations to manage and accelerate the transition to a circular plastic economy (CPE).This book is organised into three sections bringing together discussion of environmental conditions, operational dimensions and country case studies of digital transformation towards the circular plastic economy. It explores the environment for digitisation in the circular economy, bringing together perspectives from practitioners in academia, innovation, policy, civil society and government agencies. The book also highlights specific country case studies in relation to the development and implementation of different innovative ideas to drive the circular plastic economy across the three sub-Saharan African regions. Finally, the book interrogates the policy dimensions and practitioner perspectives towards a digitally enabled circular plastic economy.Written for a wide range of readers across academia, policy and practice, including researchers, students, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), digital entrepreneurs, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and multilateral agencies, policymakers and public officials, this book offers unique insights into complex, multilayered issues relating to the production and management of plastic waste and highlights how digital innovations can drive the transition to the circular plastic economy in Africa.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused serious disruptions to the economy and business activities. The COVID-19 crisis has also exposed important weaknesses in business and supply chains. It pointed to specific sectors of the economy, primarily related to services, that suffered the most. On the other hand, it has highlighted the great flexibility of the activities of entrepreneurs in their attempts to fight the crisis.The role of government has also been important in tackling this pandemic crisis to contain the epidemic and adopt activities to help entrepreneurs who were most affected by the crisis. Numerous national aid and recovery packages have been announced to support businesses and workers. At the same time, financial decisions were made at the international level, resulting in the mobilization of huge funds that were intended to support the functioning of enterprises.This book shares observations and conclusions from contemporary research and analyses, as well as from personal experiences in creating and implementing anti-crisis solutions in economies and enterprises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and its entities. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students in the fields of international business, economics, crisis management, and entrepreneurship.

Digital transformation will affect every company or organization sooner or later, regardless of the industry, country, or type of organization. In recent years, this impact has become disruptive, and there is an increasing need for companies to innovate their business models while using various emerging technologies. The key goals of this book are twofold. The first goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of digital transformation in business using various bibliometric indicators, while the second goal is to propose a synthesis of the potential directions and opportunities for future research agenda related to this field of research. The bibliometric analysis of the current state of knowledge published in the field of digital transformation in business over the last 20 years reveals the existence of four major thematic clusters: (1) the digital transformation process, (2) digital technologies, (3) the digital economy, and (4) digital disruption. Basedon the content analysis of the most important articles that belonged to each cluster of topics, the book outlines several directions for future research. This makes it a useful resource for researchers interested in the field of digital transformation in business.

Especially after globalization, it can be seen that there is an increase in competition for almost all industries. In order to survive in such a competitive environment, companies have to take some actions to increase their competitive power and sustainability. Effective digital transformation is a significant way for companies to reach this objective. This book explores digital transformation strategy and digital business strategy together with digital innovation and digital learning, adaptability, and agility to illustrate the importance of information technology in business today. The book argues that effective digital management can be provided by increasing the quality in audit, internal control, corporate governance, transparency and improving effective marketing strategies. It touches on concepts such as digital diversity, digital privacy, digital literacy, the digitization of international logistics. This book also provides department specific (e.g., marketing, finance, HR) theories and applications of digital technology to guide companies in determining their specific strategies.

This thesis titled "Impact of anisotropy on dark energy cosmologicalmodels in theories of gravitation" consists of nine chapters and dealswith the investigation of some spatially homogeneous and anisotropicdark energy cosmological models in the framework of Einstein's generaltheory of gravitation, and also in some other theories of gravitation likeBrans-Dicke (1961) and Saez-Ballester (1986) scalar-tensor theories ofgravitation, which are viable alternatives to Einstein theory of gravitation.Cosmology is the study of the universe as a whole. It mainly deals withthe mechanism of the evolution of the universe and its components. Itseeks to answer the oldest questions of mankind: How did the universecome into existence? What is the universe made of? What will happen tous in the future? There are still many unanswered questions which remainsubject to further scientific investigation and philosophical debate.According to the modern cosmology, the universe begins with a BigBang, and through the evolution of the universe, different fields split fromeach other and the components (fluids) of the universe evolve. While theuniverse expands, different structures (such as galaxies, black holes, starsand planets) emerge. In order to study the universe we need to knowits space-time geometry, and the fluids as its components and how theyinteract with each other and with space-time. This has been done usingEinstein's theory of gravitation by constructing cosmological models.

This textbook is about working in teams to create functioning software. It covers skills in agile software development methods, team working, version control and continuous integration and shows readers how to apply some of the latest ideas from lean, agile and Kanban. Part I, which focuses on People, describes various project roles and the skills needed to perform each role. This includes members of self-organizing teams, scrum masters, product owners and activities for managing other stakeholders. The skills needed to create Product artefacts are detailed in Part II. These include skills to create agile requirements, architectures, designs as well as development and security artefacts. The agile development Process to coordinate with co-workers is described in Part III. It introduces the skills needed to facilitate an incremental process and to use software tools for version control and automated testing. Eventually some more advanced topics are explained in Part IV. These topics include large projects comprising multiple cooperating teams, automating deployment, cloud software services, DevOps and evolving live systems.This textbook addresses significant competencies in the IEEE/ACM Computing Curricula Task Force 2020. It includes nearly 100 exercises for trying out and applying the skills needed for agile software development. Hints, tips and further advice about tackling the exercises are presented at the end of each chapter, and a case study project, with downloadable source code from an online repository, integrates the skills learned across the chapters. In addition, further example software projects are also available there. This way, the book provides a hands-on guide to working on a development project as part of a team, and is inspired by the needs of early career practitioners as well as undergraduate software engineering and computer science students.

This book demonstrates the significance of domain-specific conceptual modeling through new research and development approaches that are manifested in each of the chapters. They include novel modelling methods and tools that emphasize the recent results accomplished and their adequacy to assess specific aspects of a domain.Each chapter offers detailed instructions on how to build models in a particular domain, such as product-service engineering, enterprise engineering, digital business ecosystems, and enterprise modelling and capability management. All chapters are enriched with case studies, related information, and tool implementations. The tools are based on the ADOxx metamodelling platform and are provided free of charge via OMiLAB. Furthermore, the book emphasizes possible future developments and potential research directions.The collection of works presented here will benefit experts and practitioners from academia and industry alike, including members of the conceptual modeling community as well as lecturers and students.

Das essential fasst den aktuellen Stand der rechtlichen Herausforderungen der Blockchain-Technologie anhand von Beispielen kurz und prägnant zusammen. Als branchen-revolutionierende Technologie stellt die Blockchain das Recht vor besondere Herausforderungen. Die Pseudonymität der Blockchain-Teilnehmer und die Unveränderbarkeit von in der Blockchain gespeicherten Daten scheinen im Konflikt mit wesentlichen Grundgedanken des Datenschutzrechts zu stehen. Auch die Frage nach der national anzuwendenden Rechtsordnung, der gerichtlichen Zuständigkeit und der Beweiskraft von Blockchain-Transaktionen werfen spannende Fragen auf. Die Autoren erörtern Aspekte des Straf- und Zivilrechts und zeigen Lösungsansätze. Die 2. Auflage des Essentials spiegelt alle rechtlichen Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre wider, sodass die Leser stets auf dem aktuellsten Stand sind.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bezeichnet Software-Roboter (Bots), die sich wiederholende, regelbasierte Aufgaben in einem Geschäftsprozess automatisieren. Dieses Buch beschreibt Anwendungsbereiche für RPA in der Logistik und ein Vorgehensmodell zur Implementierung von Bots in Logistikprozessen. Es beantwortet die Fragen: Was sind geeignete Anwendungsfälle für RPA in der Logistik? Welche Kriterien unterstützen die Auswahl geeigneter Prozesse? Und wie sollte ein Einführungsleitfaden gestaltet sein, um ein Implementierungsprojekt unter Berücksichtigung kritischer Erfolgsfaktoren systematisch zu unterstützen? Das Buch ist das Ergebnis eines anwendungsorientierten Forschungsprojekts zur automatisierten Ausfuhranmeldung zollpflichtiger Exportware. Es richtet sich gleichermaßen an Praktiker, Studierende und Wissenschaftler.

Dieses Buch bietet einen praktischen Leitfaden für das Design, die Entwicklung und den Betrieb energieeffizienter Webseiten. Torsten Beyer hat eine konkrete Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung entwickelt, die zur Optimierung bestehender Seiten als auch vor dem Website-Relaunch nutzbar ist. Dabei werden die Ziele und Ansätze diverser Initiativen, u.a. die SDG-Klimaziele der Vereinten Nationen, die Prinzipien der Corporate Digital Responsibility und das von Web-Designern formulierte Sustainable Web Manifesto berücksichtigt.Durch die Optimierung von Bildern, Videos, Schriften, Skripten und Seitentemplates sowie der Konfiguration des Webservsers lässt sich das Datenvolumen mit einfachen Mitteln und ohne Qualitätseinbußen substanziell reduzieren. Als Nebeneffekt werden die Ladezeiten geringer, was zu besseren Rankings in Suchmaschinen und einer höheren Nutzerzufriedenheit führt. Kostenersparnis, Ranking-Verbesserungen und CO2-Optimierungen können somit Hand-in-Hand gehen.Aus dem InhaltAnalyse des CO2-Fußabdrucks von WebsitesSchritt-für-Schritt-Optimierung: von der Konfiguration des Webservers über Bilder, Icons und Animationen sowie Schriften, CSS, Video-, Audio- und PDF-Dateien, JavaScript und HTML-DateienMit zahlreichen kleinen Programmcode-Tipps zur schnellen Optimierung. Plus erprobte und häufig kostenlose Tool-Tipps zur Prüfung und Optimierung Ihrer WebsiteDas Buch zeigt mit seinen vielfältigen praktischen Tipps, wie Internetseiten selbst mit kostenlosen Hilfsmitteln nachhaltiger und datensparsamer gestaltet werden können. Es richtet sich gleichermaßen an die Betreiber von Webseiten als auch an Agenturen.

This contributed volume provides academic insights into the digital financial world. It illustrates the state-of-the-art research on financial technology and innovation with special focus on the impact in society. Technologies are not only door openers for the digital world, but they are also key drivers of change. These key drivers of digitalization, accelerating the pace, are literally forcing individuals to adapt. The authors discuss these dynamics and reflect on society¿s adaptability. The first part of the book focuses on cryptocurrencies as disruptive technology. It discusses the status quo, future trends and legal frameworks for virtual money. The second part of the book sheds light on value creation in a digitalized world. The authors discuss digital platforms and economic networks and the impact of digital dominance.

This book is the first one to describe the entire history of the video game industry in Japan. The industry consists of multiple markets¿for PCs, home consoles, arcades, cellular phones and smart phones¿and it is very difficult to see the complete picture. The book deals comprehensively with the history of the Japanese game industry from the beginning of the non-computer age to the present.The video game industry in Japan was established in the arcade game market when Space Invaders was released by Taito in 1978. Game markets for both PCs and home consoles followed in the early 1980s. The platform that occupies a central market position started with the arcade and shifted, in order, to the home console, handheld consoles, and smart phones. In the video game industry in the twentieth century each platform had a clear identity, and the relationships among platforms were "interactions". In the twenty-first century, with the improvement of computer performance, the platform identity has disappeared, thus the relationship among platforms is highly competitive. Since the "crash of 1983" in the United States, the Japanese game industry has one of the largest market shares in the world and has developed without being influenced by other countries. It reached its peak in the late 1990s, and then its relative position declined due to the growth of foreign markets and the failure of emerging markets such as online PC games. Even today, Japan's gaming industry holds a dominant position in the world, but it is not the superpower it once was.Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, game research has become active worldwide. Among game researchers, there is a large demand for research on games in Japan, but there is still little dissemination of research in English. The original version of this book published in Japan is highly regarded and received an award for excellence from the Society of Socio-Informatics in 2017.

This book explores cultural polarization resultant decline in social cohesion in society and how information and communication technologies exacerbate the cultural polarization through phenomenon such as "e;echo chambers"e; of information that damage the quality of online discourse. This book examines the nature of the information that is shared. Further this book identifies how the quality of online discourse and polarization induced through it leads to offline harm and negative outcomes in our society.This book discusses how wide-ranging information exchange on digital media can lead to two scenarios, namely, the formation of the public sphere or the formation of echo chambers. While the public sphere, which promotes greater diversity, is a well-researched domain, substantially less research has been conducted on echo chambers in relation to sociocultural activities, products or services. This book states that polarization induced by the formation and evolution of echo chambers in sociocultural realm such as around epidemic outbreaks, vaccination, healthcare, education, and climate change is an emerging avenue of research due to its enormous impact in the shaping of our society. Therefore, this book argues that understanding the characteristics of sociocultural products related controversies is critical and valuable in developing interventions to reduce unhealthy societal and organizational polarisations.The development of systematic knowledge is required to understand and address such a large scale and complex societal challenge so as to facilitate a deeper understanding and offer solutions to the growing issue of polarization in sociocultural context driven primarily through echo chambers. This book examines how technology enabled social media usage increases, and the complex structural outcomes such as echo chambers are likely to have an increasingly important role in shaping public opinion.  This book appeals to readers with interest in developing a deeper and broader understanding of issues and initiatives related to the polarization of opinions on cultural products. These include readers and scholars from various disciplines, along with engaged organizational leaders, activists, policy makers, and common citizens. 

Learn how VMware has brought its enterprise-class software-defined Data Center software to the AWS Cloud. This book will show how to enable customers to run production applications across VMware vSphere®-based private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, with optimized access to AWS services. The book begins by introducing the value of VMware Cloud on AWS and talking about the different use cases that can be addressed by this SaaS solution and how it can accelerate cloud migration. In subsequent chapters, yoüll adopt a more pragmatic approach with practical examples of how to successfully plan, design and deploy VMware Cloud on AWS.VMware Cloud on AWS also covers technical requirements as well as the different options to prepare for a successful deployment and make the right decision to interconnect the solution to any existing environment through a dedicated link. In a dedicated chapter, it approaches the challenge of migrating workloads on the platform and address all the current capabilities offered by the solution and more specifically HCX, the Hybrid Cloud Extension offering that works in concert with VMware Cloud on AWS to facilitate moving complex workloads to the cloud.Yoüll also review the advanced networking and security options available in the platform that help reinforce the level of security with features like traditional Gateway Firewall, Distributed Firewall, Micro-segmentation, Identity Firewall, and IDS/IPS. The book concludes with best practices to address operation tasks and get valuable insights into the VMware Cloud on AWS deployment.What You'll LearnPlan and Deploy VMware Cloud on AWSMigrate your workloads to the cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS and HCXSecure workloads on VMware Cloud on AWSOperate VMware Cloud on AWSWho This Book Is For IT Administrators, CIOs, Consultants, CloudArchitects, Implementation Specialists, Presales Specialists, and Sales Specialists.