A comprehensive and critical review of the global scholarly literature on diversity, this book presents findings from or......more

It is widely accepted that management concepts such as strategic management, human resource management and management de......more

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After a sordid litany of recalls courtesy of the food industry, consumers are pointing the finger at companies that have......more

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Latin America today presents a dynamic but challenging business landscape. Although foreign investment in the region has......more

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Although a useful and important tool, the potential of mathematical modelling for decision making is often neglected. Co......more

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A unique chance to explore different aspects of place, heritage, and tourism For many nations around the world, cultural......more

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This is the first comprehensive overview of the development of the field of Organizational Behavior. It belongs on the s......more

How did Accor, Cendant, Choice Hotels International, Marriott, and Hilton become the largest hotel chains in the world--......more

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Business education is a critical ingredient in establishing a viable middle class of managers in transitioning and devel......more

Despite the seemingly relentless march of the multinationals, small businesses continue to thrive across the globe and f......more

During recent years there has been a growing interest in the way patterns of employment relations are changing in China.......more

The numbers of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown massively over the last few decades. The benefits to firm......more

Rather than offering either a purely practical or theoretical context, this text is written by a team of managers and ac......more

As policy makers increasingly focus on workplace learning as a way of improving organizational performance, the debate a......more

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Defining the shape of an IT organization can be critical to the overall success of a business enterprise and this book l......more

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How much money is your business wasting? How good is the service you deliver? This pioneering book will familiarize you ......more

As managerial roles diversify, the phenomenon of management becomes increasingly puzzling. Demand for formal management ......more

This collection draws on international comparisons from the main industrialized countries in a key field - the construct......more

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How can American unions survive in our increasingly globalized business environment? With the trend toward multinational......more

Gender, Identity and the Culture of Organizations considers how organizations operate as spaces in which minds are gende......more

Technology, people, e-workplaces: these are the elements that fast moving organizations use to meet changing business re......more

The voluntary sector contains over 50,000 organizations, 320,000 paid staff, and 3 million volunteers. The accounting an......more

Business leaders are expected to be ’in control’ of the situation in which their businesses find themselves. But how can......more

Economics of the U.S. Commercial Airline Industry: Productivity, Technology and Deregulation illustrates the impact of u......more

In International Standardisation of Good Corporate Governance - Best Practices for the Board of Directors the Academy of......more

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Relationship marketing is one of the most challenging marketing concepts of the decade. In a five-year fly on the wall......more

"The consulting industry is one of the fastest growing business sectors worldwide with new opportunities emerging contin......more

This unique volume presents chapters written on the areas of life-testing and reliability by many well-known researchers......more

In recent years car production in the United States has undergone changes on a scale unknown since the pioneering era pr......more

Consists of invited papers, from internationally recognized researchers, chosen for their quality as well as their overa......more

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An approachable, accessible student introduction for those studying hotel and hospitality management and hospitality stu......more

With the contributions from leading national and international scholars and practitioners, this volume provides a state......more

HANDBOOK of IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN THE WORKPLACE Volume 3: Measurement and Evaluation Volume Three of the Handbook of ......more

At a time when corporate scandals and major financial failures dominate newspaper headlines, the importance of good risk......more

Marketing Places and Spaces’ covers a broad range of issues that hospitality and tourism executives will benefit from ad......more

"Governance is about managing networks". This quote from political scientist Rod A.W. Rhodes pioneered a whole series of......more

Tourism, travel and leisure (TTL) are highly diverse and fragmented industries. Alliances and partnerships can be used a......more

This work encompasses the latest thinking on managing international business ventures in China’s emerging economy. It ex......more

The chapters in this volume are drawn from the Center for Study of Work Teams most recent conference, one which brings p......more

Part B includes the ’contemporary’ and ’alternative’ approaches to leadership. The contemporary approaches have a more e......more

While Experiential Learning has been one of the most influential methods in the education and development of managers an......more

Japanese manufacturing firms established in Britain have often been portrayed as carriers of Japanese corporate best pra......more

The dramatic explosion of information, communication and transportation technologies in the last two decades have opened......more

In seeking to provoke debate, the book reveals the variety of experiences evident in countries and regions marked by cap......more

What is management and how do the people who become managers take on a managerial identity? How does text inform the man......more

Today, the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) is seen as a leading agent in the process of globalization. As they adopt glob......more

This book brings together the work of leading international researchers in the field of product innovation and developme......more

Why does the number of organizations of any given kind vary over time? Utilizing a diverse group of organizations includ......more

This book starts with the basic premise that a service is comprised of the 3Ps--products, processes, and people. Moreove......more

The development of Critical Realism (CR), as a philosophy of science, is generally attributed to a series of books by Ro......more

This book presents an emotion centered research framework titled "emoha" for design innovation. It defines emoha and und......more

This book is the third study done by the Research Group on Social Structure Change in Contemporary China, a group affili......more

Over the last fifteen years, the deregulation of Britain’s labor market has led to economic growth, employment opportuni......more

This book takes stock of major and recent developments in welfare policy in the UK and Germany. Concentrating on trends ......more

In this book we introduce the basics of the federal budget process, provide an historical background on the foundation a......more

Volume 3 of the "Research Methodology in Strategy and Management" title offers twelve chapters of discussion surrounding......more

Research methods present the strategic management field with great opportunities and challenges. This second volume of "......more

Broken Ladders: Managerial Careers in the New Economy provides the first comprehensive view of how the careers of manage......more

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When the deplorable conditions in Alabama’s prisons were revealed at trial in 1975, Judge Frank Johnson declared the pri......more