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Examines the meanings of the fashion system today and looks at prospects for the future. The book introduces the huge range of issues raised by the creative, production and communication processes involved in fashion businesses.

Summarizes in simple and clear terms the main theoretical contributions on the subject of debt decision choices and effectively illustrates their main managerial implications. Moreover, it adds to the management knowledge by providing practical examples on how to implement an optimal capital structure, using real financial data, and how to construct and use a debt management plan.

Analyses the logic and instruments by which fashion companies create collections, taking into account the variety of companies' characteristics and business models. A central theme is the complexity of managing the collection development process, due to the number of operations that must be carried out and the variety of actors involved.

The aim of this book is to understand whether the new social game creates wealth for its participants. For this reason, the authors look at the theoretical implications of the increasing overlap between dialogue and sale, market and society, or, more simply, money and gift.

Provides a unified presentation of classical macroeconomics. The latest editions of introductory texts are becoming easier and easier. At the same time, macroeconomic models used by central banks in their simulations (Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models, DSGE) are increasingly microfounded - and thus complex. In a nutshell, Macroeconomic Lessons fills this gap.

In a world where everyday reality is faced with protectionist pressures and globalization, the knowledge of customs law is an essential skill for companies and practitioners. This book offers the reader analysis of the Union Customs Code innovations and changes, starting with international doctrine, which attests to the significant transformation of customs law during the last two decades.

Contains a short presentation of the most basic aspects of probability theory. It will help students grasp the main concepts of the discipline as well as acquire a basic probabilistic vocabulary. The book includes a sketch of von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theory, which is useful per se as well as being an enlightening bridge between probability and decision theories.

Offers an essential introduction to modern portfolio theory. The book provides a number of simple, practical examples to allow the reader to apply the theoretical concepts presented in each chapter. The book takes inspiration from Markowitz' classical mean-variance, it then proceeds to develop modelling tools of increasing sophistication.

Provides basic guidelines and concepts that students should handle in order to develop a sound background in business and corporate strategy. The book covers the basic topics of a strategy course (both competitive and corporate) giving a short but comprehensive view on the current perspectives in the strategic academic and business community.

Focuses on a number of selected, fundamental topics: the knowledge of Calculus, for functions of one and two variables, the use of Calculus in optimization, the notion of integral for functions of one variable, the language and the elementary techniques of Linear Algebra, the basics of Financial Calculus. Preliminary examples from applied sciences introduce the theoretical aspects.

The ConsumAuthor concept marks a new role for people in the dynamics of purchasing, and liberates consumption from the alleged demons of consumerism. The ConsumAuthors of all generations are individuals aware of their everyday choices. Their decision-making power starts to become visible, traceable, and verifiable - though not as they imagined.