The Hesitant Hand - Taming Self-Interest in the History of Economic Ideas

Intellectual Property Operations and Implementation helps executives, attorneys, accountants, managers, and owners, understand the legal, technological, economic, and cultural changes that have affected corporate IP ownership and management.

Page by page, it provides practical examples and advice from seasoned and enduring professionals who have adopted new and streamlined methods and practices whether as in-house or outside counsel, or service providers.

• Timely and relevant in view of the substantially global economic recession amidst rampant technological development and the resulting changes in law, practice, and culture
• Examines the decision making processes, activities, and changes of significant corporate intellectual property owners in today's new economy

Trademarks are a way of protecting your intellectual property. Intellectual property, or IP, is an intangible form of property (as opposed to real property or personal property). It is a creation of the mind, such as a symbol, name, design, image, or business method. In today's increasingly virtual world, intellectual property law is continuously evolving in order to provide protections for digital works.

With a special focus on the digital age, this short book is essential for anyone curious about how to protect their work in an online world.

The most practical and sensible way to implement ERM-while avoiding all of the classic mistakes

Emphasizing an enterprise risk management approach that utilizes actual business data to estimate the probability and impact of key risks in an organization, Practical Enterprise Risk Management: A Business Process Approach boils this topic down to make it accessible to both line managers and high level executives alike. The key lessons involve basing risk estimates and prevention techniques on known quantities rather than subjective estimates, which many popular ERM methodologies consist of.

• Shows readers how to look at real results and actual business processes to get to the root cause of key risks
• Explains how to manage risks based on an understanding of the problem rather than best guess estimates
• Emphasizes a focus on potential outcomes from existing processes, as well as a look at actual outcomes over time

The concept of ‘memory’ has given rise to some of the most exciting new directions in contemporary theory.

In this much-needed guide to a burgeoning field of a study, Anne Whitehead:

• presents a history of the concept of ‘memory’ and its uses, encompassing both memory as activity and the nature of memory
• examines debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts
• introduces the reader to key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to the present day
• traces the links between theorisations and literary representations of memory.

Offering a clear and succinct guide to one of the most important terms in contemporary theory, this volume is essential reading for anyone entering the field of Memory Studies, or seeking to understand current developments in Cultural and Literary Studies.