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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Hardly any other management concept is as overused as strategy, yet at the same time hardly any other concept is as vaguely defined. As a means of escaping the conceptual jumble, this monograph suggests a systems-theoretical definition which makes it possible to sort out the various threads of the strategy discussion. Strategies are "search programs" used for finding the means to achieve previously defined goals. With these, we let classical ideas about strategy confront modern organizational theory, and demonstrate how strategy development in organizations can look beyond purpose-rational constraints.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 67 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hardly any other management concept is as overused as strategy, yet at the same time hardly any other concept is as vaguely defined. As a means of escaping the conceptual jumble, this monograph suggests a systems-theoretical definition which makes it possible to sort out the various threads of the strategy discussion. Strategies are search programs used for finding the means to achieve previously defined goals. With these, we let classical ideas about strategy confront modern organizational theory, and demonstrate how strategy development in organizations can look beyond purpose rational constraints.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'? A compelling exploration of how young Korean migrants in New Zealand navigate identity, adaptation, and belonging. Moving beyond traditional models of assimilation, this study highlights how youth actively redefine what it means to be Korean and New Zealander through complex processes of acculturation and re-ethnicization. Centering their voices, Song reveals the subtle negotiations of bicultural identity in a multicultural society.'Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 174 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This open access book explores the acculturation, identity development, and cultural reconnection of newer-generation (1.5- and second-generation) Korean New Zealander youth who grew up in New Zealand after the 1990s. Based on in-depth interviews, it shows how many of them initially sought to assimilate into the dominant culture but later experienced a process of re-ethnicization, rediscovering their Korean heritage during adolescence and early adulthood. Chapters explore key themes such as cultural adaptation, ethnic identity, racism, co-ethnic friendships, and the role of digital media and the Korean Wave in fostering re-ethnicization. This book also situates these youth experiences within the broader contexts of New Zealand s multicultural policies, its bicultural foundation, multicultural frameworks and the global dynamics of diaspora and migration. Drawing on theories of segmented assimilation, transnationalism, and ethnic belonging, this book offers new insights into how young migrants navigate dual identities and negotiate belonging in an increasingly diverse and complex society for scholars and students in migration studies, sociology, diaspora studies, Asian studies and cultural studies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The killing of individuals must be accepted.'Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Bonn, in a telephone conversation with Minister of State Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, Dubai, October 1977The year of terror in 1977, which included the kidnapping of German industrial leader Hanns Martin Schleyer and later the hijacking of the Lufthansa plane 'Landshut' with 86 passengers and five crew members on board, presented the Federal Republic of Germany with its greatest test to date. Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt had to engage in crisis management like no other incumbent before him. Hanns Martin Schleyer was ultimately murdered by his abductors, also the Captain of the 'Landshut' Jürgen Schumann. The other 'Landshut' hostages were freed by members of Border Guard Force 9 under Commander Ulrich Wegener.In this book, political scientist and historian Martin Rupps, who was responsible for bringing the 'Landshut' wreckage back to Germany from Brazil, retells the story of these fateful weeks, drawing on a range of previously unpublished sources to do so. For the first time, he shares deep insights into the thoughts and actions of Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and the members of the core and extended crisis teams. Contrary to the official narrative, Schmidt has never practiced more political cooperation than in these weeks. Further, in the hijacked 'Landshut' itself, events unfolded differently than previously reported. 'Man is the wolf of man', as philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously wrote.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This open access book assesses the consequences of contemporary economic and political crises for intergovernmental relations in Europe. Focusing on the crises arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, surges in migration, and the resurgence of regional nationalist movements, it explores the shifting power balances within intergovernmental relations' systems. The book takes a comparative analytical perspective on how intergovernmental relations are changing across Europe, and how central governments have responded to coordination challenges as recent crises have disrupted established service delivery chains and their underpinning political and bureaucratic arrangements. It also examines the relationship between recent crises and the sub-national resurgence of territorial politics in many European countries. The book will appeal to those with interests in public administration, sub-national governance and European politics.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 216 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This Open Access volume assembles experts from the United States and India to examine six issues essential to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, technologies, and materials: insider threats, organizational culture, emergency response, physical protection, control of radioactive sources, and cyber security. Each chapter includes papers by an Indian expert and by an American counterpart. This unique structure contrasts the countries' diverse perspectives on nuclear security, situates technical problems within larger socio-political contexts, and identifies cooperative opportunities for the U.S. and India.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 293 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Digitalisation and environmental sustainability are two of the megatrends impacting industry and society. This open access Pivot is a timely exploration of some of the challenges and prospects related to digital sustainability from two main perspectives: how digital technologies can be used and maintained in a way that is environmentally sustainable over the long term (greening of digital technologies), and how digital technologies can be used to address climate change and improve environmental and sustainability outcomes (greening by digital technologies). The chapters included in this book are designed to provide some key definitions and concepts related to digital sustainability and its evolution, and more detailed insights on some of the key priority areas outlined in the European Green Deal, namely energy, mobility, buildings, food and the circular economy. A critical review of these topics will summarise and present different perspectives that challenge old assumptions and highlight emerging trends and possibilities for digital sustainability. Industry and society face significant challenges in the twin transition to digital and green transformation, not least of which is the need to balance investment in digital technologies with environmental sustainability. This open-access book can serve as a primer for scholars, policymakers, and enterprise decision-makers, providing insights on navigating innovation ecosystems to support both green and digital objectives.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This open access book assesses the consequences of contemporary economic and political crises for intergovernmental relations in Europe. Focusing on the crises arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, surges in migration, and the resurgence of regional nationalist movements, it explores the shifting power balances within intergovernmental relations' systems. The book takes a comparative analytical perspective on how intergovernmental relations are changing across Europe, and how central governments have responded to coordination challenges as recent crises have disrupted established service delivery chains and their underpinning political and bureaucratic arrangements. It also examines the relationship between recent crises and the sub-national resurgence of territorial politics in many European countries. The book will appeal to those with interests in public administration, sub-national governance and European politics.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This Open Access volume assembles experts from the United States and India to examine six issues essential to the safety and security of nuclear facilities, technologies, and materials: insider threats, organizational culture, emergency response, physical protection, control of radioactive sources, and cyber security. Each chapter includes papers by an Indian expert and by an American counterpart. This unique structure contrasts the countries' diverse perspectives on nuclear security, situates technical problems within larger socio-political contexts, and identifies cooperative opportunities for the U.S. and India.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This open access book examines how TV professionals in Germany have negotiated 'quality TV drama' from 2015 to the present. As practitioners have adapted quality TV - a term most strongly associated with US series - to their own national context, they have simultaneously dealt with shifts in screenwriting and storytelling as well as with broader transformations of the local television industry. As in other European countries, in Germany this has included a crucial upheaval: the emergence of various streaming services, which has multiplied the television market. As a systematic study of this changing fiction industry, Television Drama from Germany will be of great interest to both academics and practitioners working both within and outside the German-language television market.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This SpringerBrief examines emotions in the past through contemporary archaeological materials. The author explores this topic using the context of a former working-class neighbourhood in northern Finland that existed during the Cold War era (1947-1987). Finland offers an interesting context to examine this because of the twofold emotional frames; the Cold War and capitalism versus the nascent welfare state. The push and pull between the values emphasizing universal care and compassion against the hardline militarisation and financial competition results in accessing different and, sometimes, contradictory emotions. It also affords a gendered view into the past and such an angle could be attempted in the context of the deep past as well.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 101 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This SpringerBrief examines emotions in the past through contemporary archaeological materials. The author explores this topic using the context of a former working-class neighbourhood in northern Finland that existed during the Cold War era (1947-1987). Finland offers an interesting context to examine this because of the twofold emotional frames; the Cold War and capitalism versus the nascent welfare state. The push and pull between the values emphasizing universal care and compassion against the hardline militarisation and financial competition results in accessing different and, sometimes, contradictory emotions. It also affords a gendered view into the past and such an angle could be attempted in the context of the deep past as well.This book offers several examples on how emotions could be accessed in the deep past and draws parallels between the examples from a contemporary 'western' country and various archaeological cultures and contexts. Emotions can be a bridge to access the secrets of human behavior. Such bridging is the core strength of archaeological education, but rarely are emotions acknowledged in the process. Lastly, this book underlines the role of emotions, specifically empathy, in archaeological education and in destabilizing contemporary political notions on social norms and contracts.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This textbook provides a compact introduction to tensors, which arephysical or geometric entities that generalize vectors.Tensors are fundamental in engineering and physics, as they form theframework for formulating and solving problems across various disciplines.These include mechanics (inertia tensor, stress tensor, elasticity tensor), electrodynamics (electrical conductivity and resistivity tensors, electromagnetic tensor, magnetic susceptibility tensor), and general relativity (stress-energy tensor, curvature tensor). As such, tensors are integral to most engineering and physics curricula.The material is presented with a rigorous mathematical foundation while emphasizing practical applications. The numerous exercises, accompanied by detailed solutions, further enhance the book's pedagogical purpose and facilitate self-learning. The book can be used for undergraduate and graduate courses in material science, engineering, and physics, providing a versatile resource for both teaching and studying.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book explores the design, production and construction processes of the multi-layer façade systems towards the principles of environmental and energy sustainability through the drafting of an explanatory and operative reference instrument. The work provides the planning of a technical guide, focusing on the executive design and construction methodologies. The scientific basis of the research implies the definition of the main functional typologies, established on the analysis conducted on the experimental case studies, with the aim of achieving a codification of the performance and executive potentialities. The development of the book as a technical guide on the multi-layer façade systems involves the possibilities of technology transfer towards different building types and intended uses, with the aim of increasing hygro-thermal, lighting and acoustic performance through the application of technical skins, devices and integrated screens on the external enclosures. Moreover, the book explains the modes of technology transfer through the use of standard and non-customized products, so as to improve the diffusion in the production and construction of mass-produced systems and components.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 140 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This open-access book presents a socio-legal analysis of immediate responses to large-scale refugee displacement in Europe after the 1951 Refugee Convention came into force, focusing on the countries to which refugees initially fled or through which they passed (namely Austria and, initially, Yugoslavia, followed by several of the former Yugoslav countries). First, it investigates the immediate responses to refugee movements following the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by Soviet troops. Second, it examines the responses to individuals seeking asylum after being displaced during the post-Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. Third, it analyses the responses of the same countries to refugees fleeing Global South countries (predominantly Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan) in 2015 and 2016. Finally, it explores how these countries responded to the mass displacement of refugees from Ukraine. The book argues that these countries have positioned themselves as "transit" or temporary protection countries in order to avoid assuming long-term responsibility for a larger number of refugees. As a consequence, they granted various forms of temporary legal status to refugees that differed from the refugee status defined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. These legal statuses were hierarchical (in terms of the rights attached to them) and racialized, with the fewest rights granted to refugees from the Global South and other negatively racialized groups. The book traces the usage of self-serving politics of diversity and selective memory to legitimise why refugees could not be protected long-term in these countries, and also why there were such differences in treatment of refugees.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 121 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2025, held in Trier, Germany, during September 810, 2025.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 184 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The two-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, AIiH 2025, which took place in Cambridge, UK, in September 2025.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 420 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book examines the relationship between EU energy politics and the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), focusing on how the EU's Internal Energy Market can be promoted and protected in a way that is consistent with the requirements of WTO law. The need for a significant reorientation of the EU foreign policy, including its trade and energy policy, has become apparent in today's rapidly changing geopolitical context. Many states are responding to this situation by seeking to increase their "strategic sovereignty". In the EU, this reorientation is taking place under the leitmotivs of "strategic autonomy" in its foreign affairs and "open strategic autonomy" in the EU's external trade context. Given that the many current geopolitical shifts also affect the international energy landscape, it has been argued that the EU needs to increase its autonomy in the field of energy policy. As the EU's Internal Energy Market is central to this, it needs to be protected from undue foreign influence. In this respect, three horizontal unilateral tools that are part of the EU's strategy of open strategic autonomy have been considered essential in relevant academic studies: the EU Investment Screening Regulation, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. This study shows that while it is strategically imperative to protect the Internal Energy Market from undue foreign influence, it is difficult to achieve this objective in a WTO-compatible manner on the basis of the unilateral measures adopted by the EU.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 83 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines the relationship between EU energy politics and the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), focusing on how the EU's Internal Energy Market can be promoted and protected in a way that is consistent with the requirements of WTO law. The need for a significant reorientation of the EU foreign policy, including its trade and energy policy, has become apparent in today s rapidly changing geopolitical context. Many states are responding to this situation by seeking to increase their strategic sovereignty . In the EU, this reorientation is taking place under the leitmotivs of strategic autonomy in its foreign affairs and open strategic autonomy in the EU s external trade context. Given that the many current geopolitical shifts also affect the international energy landscape, it has been argued that the EU needs to increase its autonomy in the field of energy policy. As the EU s Internal Energy Market is central to this, it needs to be protected from undue foreign influence. In this respect, three horizontal unilateral tools that are part of the EU s strategy of open strategic autonomy have been considered essential in relevant academic studies: the EU Investment Screening Regulation, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. This study shows that while it is strategically imperative to protect the Internal Energy Market from undue foreign influence, it is difficult to achieve this objective in a WTO-compatible manner on the basis of the unilateral measures adopted by the EU.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book explores the design, production and construction processes of the multi-layer façade systems towards the principles of environmental and energy sustainability through the drafting of an explanatory and operative reference instrument. The work provides the planning of a technical guide, focusing on the executive design and construction methodologies. The scientific basis of the research implies the definition of the main functional typologies, established on the analysis conducted on the experimental case studies, with the aim of achieving a codification of the performance and executive potentialities. The development of the book as a technical guide on the multi-layer façade systems involves the possibilities of technology transfer towards different building types and intended uses, with the aim of increasing hygro-thermal, lighting and acoustic performance through the application of technical skins, devices and integrated screens on the external enclosures. Moreover, the book explains the modes of technology transfer through the use of standard and non-customized products, so as to improve the diffusion in the production and construction of mass-produced systems and components.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives, ISSEP 2025, held in Trier, Germany, during September 8 10, 2025.The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: Curricula and Computer Science Concepts; Teachers Perspective; AI and Digital Literacy; Programming, Problem Solving, and Computational Thinking.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This open-access book presents a socio-legal analysis of immediate responses to large-scale refugee displacement in Europe after the 1951 Refugee Convention came into force, focusing on the countries to which refugees initially fled or through which they passed (namely Austria and, initially, Yugoslavia, followed by several of the former Yugoslav countries). First, it investigates the immediate responses to refugee movements following the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution by Soviet troops. Second, it examines the responses to individuals seeking asylum after being displaced during the post-Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. Third, it analyses the responses of the same countries to refugees fleeing Global South countries (predominantly Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan) in 2015 and 2016. Finally, it explores how these countries responded to the mass displacement of refugees from Ukraine. The book argues that these countries have positioned themselves as transit or temporary protection countries in order to avoid assuming long-term responsibility for a larger number of refugees. As a consequence, they granted various forms of temporary legal status to refugees that differed from the refugee status defined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. These legal statuses were hierarchical (in terms of the rights attached to them) and racialized, with the fewest rights granted to refugees from the Global South and other negatively racialized groups. The book traces the usage of self-serving politics of diversity and selective memory to legitimise why refugees could not be protected long-term in these countries, and also why there were such differences in treatment of refugees.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This open access collection of new interdisciplinary essays discusses philosophical and social implications of new biotechnologies, methods, and tools used in agriculture from a multispecies perspective. Contributors employ philosophy, sociology, and history of agriculture; agricultural ethics; philosophy of science; and science and technology studies to investigate agricultural research, farming practice, and agricultural policy. Chapters explore and critically discuss how mechanical, chemical, and genetic interventions reshape ecological relationships and agricultural knowledge by relying on case studies of interspecies interactions across different agriculturalized landscapes. These include careful examinations of the nature of dynamic causal relationships across microbial, macrobial, megaflora and faunal organismal communities; exploration of specific coevolved species of pollinators and field crops; and analyses of the epistemic and normative commitments that guide crop management decisions and shape methodological choices leading to the reengineering of land use. These analyses and case studies are intended to provide readers with a variety of conceptual tools through which the use of agricultural technologies might possibly be understood and debated.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 150 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book focuses on the Abbay Basin biophysical setting, the status of natural resources and degradation processes, agricultural practices, environmental resource conservation efforts, and the role of Earth observation and geospatial technologies in monitoring and planning for the wise utilization of natural resources under severe land resource degradation and climate change. It provides a collection of techniques and syntheses from the perspectives of geospatial science and technology application dimensions as well as legal and sociopolitical circumstances. It utilizes comprehensive data, algorithms, methods, and tools to produce and disseminate high-quality information for the Abbay Basin. It also produces empirical data and knowledge on what has been done thus far regarding the application of EO data and geospatial technologies for sustainable utilization of natural resources in the Abbay Basin and synthesizes previous studies to develop strong and consolidated information on the basin. The book will also have distinct outlooks on the purpose and contribution of satellite imagery and geospatial data as well as improved analytics for basin-wide resource management.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems, FMICS 2025, held in Aarhus, Denmark, during August 2728, 2025.The 13 full papers included in this book together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: verification; automotive and railway; cyber-physical systems; and embedded systemsSpringer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 297 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology, CMSB 2025, which took place in Lyon, France, during September 1012, 2025.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 404 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during August 2527, 2025.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 219 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This four-volume set LNCS 15994-15997 constitutes the proceedings of the ARES 2025 International Workshops on Availability, Reliability and Security, held under the umbrella of the 20th International conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, ARES 2025, which took place in Ghent, Belgium, during August 11-14, 2025.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 360 pp. Englisch.