Global Trends: Facing Up to a Changing World

Looks at the bigger picture, and the future trends that are going to affect the global business world over the next few years. The author analyzes traditional themes such as technology and sustainability but also takes into consideration the effects of developments in other areas such as health, education and demographics

Author: A. Done
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/31/2011
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230284869

About the Author
Adrian Done is a business academic with both feet in the real world. He is a professor at the IESE Business School in Spain and research associate with the Advanced Institute of Management Research in the UK.

Born in Asia, with an early childhood in South Africa and educated in Britain, Adrian started his career with the Ford Motor Company at 18 and spent much of the 1980's and 90s in the automotive industry. Following engineering projects throughout the UK, Europe, and the Americas, Adrian moved into plant management and rapidly gained Chartered Engineer status. Adrian continued his professional trajectory into business education, gaining a bilingual Master of Business Administration at IESE and a PhD at London Business School.

Adrian's research, published across academic and practitioner communities, has received awards from prestigious institutions such as the European Foundation for Management Development, the Decision Sciences Institute and London Business School. He is regularly invited to present at international conferences and to collaborate with organizations across various sectors.

Adrian currently lives in Barcelona with his Catalan wife and two sons. They all enjoy life to the full.

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