Dramatic changes in market conditions, budgetary constraints, the evolving nature of risk within the financial organization, as well as the requirements of increasing regulation in the global market place have resulted in a totally different environment for risk systems.

The focus of this book is upon the implementation of new technology, strategy, business models and innovations. It takes a social-psychological perspective on the management of change and technology/strategy implementation, and crosses the boundaries of change management, technology implementation and organisational strategy.

In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of “doing things right”—except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership—in business, the media, and academia. In Authentic Leadership Bill George makes the case that we do need new leaders, not just new laws, to bring us out of the current corporate crisis.

In this book Alice Amsden and Wan-wen Chu cover new ground by analyzing the phenomenon of high-end catch-up. They study how leading firms from the most advanced latecomer countries like Taiwan have increased their market share in mature high-tech industries and services.

Small Business E-Commerce Management uses both published research and real-world case studies to provide students with an understanding of the key aspects of managing e-commerce processes within small firms.